Francesco Vitali The cerambycids included in Baltic amber: current
knowledge status with the description of new taxa
(Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)
Abstract: A synopsis of all cerambycid species
recorded from Baltic amber until today is provided and analysed
according to the
current systematic and paleontological knowledge. Only eight species
result to be valid. A further new species, Encyclopidonia
punctatissima n.gen.n.sp. (Cerambycidae, Lepturinae, Rhagiini), is
described. The new genus Trichosieversia for Pseudosieversia europaea
VITALI, 2004 is instituted. The analysis of the cerambycid Baltic fauna
strongly implies the presence of temperate environmental
conditions and suggests therefore to date the Baltic amber at least to
the Early Oligocene.
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