A new species of Notaepytus Skelley, 2009 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Tritomini) from Dominican amber

Zootaxa. 2019 May 22;4609(1):zootaxa.4609.1.12. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4609.1.12.

Abstract

Notaepytus quisqueya sp. nov. (Erotylidae: Erotylinae: Tritomini), is described here from Dominican amber and is the second amber fossil description for the family from the West Indies (Hispaniola). An emended key and a checklist to all known species of Notaepytus are presented.

Keywords: Coleoptera, Cucujoidea, Greater Antilles, fossil, checklist, key, Miocene.

MeSH terms

  • Amber
  • Animals
  • Coleoptera*
  • Dominican Republic
  • Fossils
  • West Indies

Substances

  • Amber