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Ptiliid Beetle from Baltic Amber 
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and apparently laminate, tarsi 3- jointed, with the apical 
joint very long and slender, claws long. 
The body apparently corneous, somewhat depressed ; head 
and antennae as figured ; outline of pronotum as figured, disc 
flat, surface sparsely punctate and transversely alutaceous, 
scutellum coarsely, closely punctate; elytra with discs flat- 
tened, humeral angles dentate, coarsely and closely punc- 
tate ; metasternum sparsely punctate ; first ventral segment 
punctate and as long as the following two combined ; ventral 
segments 2-6 apparently smooth, apical segment with a 
fringe of hairs ; femora and tibiae covered with setae ; length 
.8 mm. 
Fig. 1. Holotype of Ptinella oligoccenica n. sp. a, dorsal aspect; 
b, surface of pronotum enlarged; c, surface of elytron enlarged; d, 
antenna; e, ventral aspect. 
The above description is from the holotype no. 6839 in the 
Museum of Comparative Zoology. There is also in the same 
museum a less satisfactory specimen which is designated 
paratype no. 6629. Both specimens are part of the W. A. 
Haren collection. 
Because of cloudiness, many important characters of the 
underside cannot be seen. The one anomalous character 
