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A.G. Kirejtshuk, M.V. Nabozhenko and A. Nel. 2010.
New genus and species of the tribe Opatrini (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Tenebrioninae) from the Lowermost Eocene amber of Paris basin.
Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, vol. 314, No. 2, 2010, рр. 191-196.
ABSTRACT
Eupachypterus eocenicus gen. et sp. nov. from the Lowermost French Eocene Amber is described. The genus is most
similar to the genera Neopachypterus and Pseudolamus from the tribe Opatrini by the shape of trochanters, but
differs in the large eyes, presence of a row of spines along protibiae, very long spurs of protibiae (about as long as
tarsomere 3), narrow subcylindrical apical maxillary palpomere, shape of apical labial palpomere and acute apex of
penis trunk.
Key words: Lowermost Eocene French amber, Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, new genus, new species