Description of a new species of Eucinetidae (Coleoptera, Scirtoidea) from Cretaceous Burmese amber

By

Du, Xueyong
Slipinski, Adam
Liu, Zhen-hua
Pang, Hong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

982

Pages

1--9

Subjects

Eucinetus , generic diagnosis , relationship

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.982.39335

 

Abstract

Eucinetus parvussp. nov. is described from late Cretaceous Burmese amber, representing the second record of Eucinetidae from the Burmese amber and the first species of the family with simple, not piercing, mouthparts. A comparison between Mesocinetidae and Eucinetidae is provided.