Malthodes gedanicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elateroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Elateriformia Superfamilia: Elateroidea

Familia: Cantharidae
Subfamilia: Malthininae
Tribus: Malthodini
Genus: Malthodes
Species: †Malthodes gedanicus

Name

Malthodes gedanicus Fanti & Sontag, 2019

Holotype: MAIG. male ♂. inclusion in Baltic amber, accession No. MAIG 5973 (IAA Certificate No. 14953).

Type locality: Gulf of Gdańsk, Russia, Kaliningrad region, Sambian Peninsula, Yantarny mine.

Type horizon: Middle Eocene (Lutetian) (47.8–41.2 Ma) to late Eocene (Priabonian) (37.8–33.9 Ma).

References

Primary references

• Fanti, F. & Sontag, E. 2019. A new fossil soldier beetle (Coleoptera: Cantharidae: Malthininae) from Baltic amber. Zootaxa 4629(4): 583–588. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4629.4.6. Reference page.