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The first extinct species of Monolepta Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from Bitterfeld amber,
Andris Bukejs1, Jan Bezdk2, Kristaps Kairis3
1Institute of Life Sciences and Technologies, Daugavpils University, Vienbas 13, Daugavpils LV-5401, Latvia. . carabidae@inbox.lv.
Abstract:
Based on a well preserved female specimen from Bitterfeld amber, Monolepta rappsilberi sp. nov. is described and illustrated using X-ray micro-computed tomography (CT). It is the second reported member of Chrysomelidae from this fossil resin and the first described fossil Monolepta representative. The fossil species represents a lineage that is extinct in Recent Europe. A longitudinal carina on abdominal ventrite 5 of the female is a unique character for the subfamily Galerucinae.
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