First finding of a fossilized Cantharidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the Middle Miocene deposits in Romania

By

Pintilioaie, Alexandru-Mihai
Fanti, Fabrizio
Ionesi, Viorel

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-6-30

Original Publication

Travaux du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle "Grigore Antipa"

Volume

64

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

73--80

Subjects

Compression fossil , Malthodes , palaeoentomology , soldier beetle

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

București, România Muzeul Național de Istorie Naturală "Grigore Antipa" -2009

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.64.e64706

 

Abstract

The extraordinary fossil sites of Vlădiceni (Iaşi, Romania) recently discovered, with lithostratigraphy of Middle Miocene age, have uncovered a rich fauna especially of fishes, molluscs, amphipods and insects. This includes also the first fossil specimen of family Cantharidae from both this geological formation and from Romania: Malthodes (Malthodes) vladiceniensis sp. nov., which is illustrated and described and compared with living and fossil species of the genus.