The oldest representatives of the family Coccinellidae (Coleoptera: Polyphaga) from the Lowermost Eocene Oise amber (France)

A.G. Kirejtshuk & A. Nel

Abstract. In the paper two new species of the genus Rhyzobius Stephens, 1829 (R. antiquus sp. nov. and R. gratiosus sp. nov.) and one new species of the genus Nephus Mulsant 1846 (N. subcircularis sp. nov. without a certain subgeneric placement) from the Lowermost Eocene amber of Oise are described. A short review of known fossil records of the family Coccinellidae is given.

Key words: Lowermost Eocene, amber, Oise, France, Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Coccidulini, Scymnini, new species

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2012, 21(1): 131-144 ▪ Published in print 25 July 2012

https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2012.21.1.131 ▪ Open full article

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