Baltic Amber (University of Gdansk MAI collection) (Eocene of Poland)

Where: Poland (54.4° N, 18.6° E: paleocoordinates 53.4° N, 13.9° E)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• According to Aleksandrova and Zaporozhets (2008), the higher parts of the Prussian Formation (including the Blaue Erde or Blue Earth) belong to the Charlesdowniea clathrata angulosa dinocyst Zone. Based on its index species, this zone is concurrent to Zone W13 established in the Parisian basin (Châteauneuf and Gruas-Cavagnetto 1978), where it is correlated with nannoplankton zones NP18–NP21 (Powell, 1992) of the Priabonian. In the Paleogene zonation of northwestern Europe, the first occurrence of Thalassiphora fenestrata is designated at the base of the dinocyst Subzone D12b (36.20 +/- 0.1 Ma), which is correlated with zones NP18 (terminal part)–NP20 of the Priabonian (Luterbacher et al., 2004).

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: amber

Collection methods: surface (float)

• Specimens in Museum of Amber Inclusions, University of Gdansk

Primary reference: J. Drohojowska. 2011. Eogyropsylla sedzimiri sp. nov. from Eocene Baltic amber with a key to the species of the fossil genus Eogyropsylla Klimaszewski, 1993 (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Psylloidea). Zootaxa 2803:41-48 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 110737: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 12.06.2011, edited by Jered Karr, Arram Noshirvan and Terri Cleary

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Hemiptera - Cicadellidae
Protodikraneura ferraria n. sp.85 Szwedo and Gebicki 2008 leafhopper
UG 5136 (AUC 103JS)
 Hemiptera - Miridae
Isomyiomma hirta n. gen. n. sp.38
Isomyiomma hirta n. gen. n. sp.38 Herczek et al. 2020 plant bug
MAIG 6279
 Hemiptera - Microphysidae
Loricula (Loricula) polonica n. sp.59 Popov and Herczek 2008 true bug
3115 JF 168
 Hemiptera - Cixiidae
Glisachaemus jonasdamzeni n. gen. n. sp.83
Glisachaemus jonasdamzeni n. gen. n. sp.83 Szwedo 2007 cixiid planthopper
MIB 5075
 Hemiptera - Tropiduchidae
Patollo natangorum n. gen. n. sp.86, Gedanotropis sontagae n. gen. n. sp.87
Patollo natangorum n. gen. n. sp.86 Szwedo and Stroinski 2013 planthopper
MIBUG 5419 (AUF 084JS)
Gedanotropis sontagae n. gen. n. sp.87 Szwedo and Stroinski 2017 planthopper
MAI UG 508762
 Hemiptera - Dictyopharidae
Worskaito stenexi n. gen. n. sp.84
Worskaito stenexi n. gen. n. sp.84 Szwedo 2008 planthopper
MIB 5277
 Hemiptera - Kuwaniidae
Hoffeinsia foldii n. gen. n. sp.47
Hoffeinsia foldii n. gen. n. sp.47 Koteja 2008 scale insect
MIBUG 1309 (a-c), 3737
 Hemiptera - Aphalaridae
Eogyropsylla sedzimiri n. sp. Drohojowska 2011 jumping plant louse
MIB 1708 (WK 1360)
 Hemiptera - Aleyrodidae
Paernis gregorius n. gen. n. sp.28
Paernis gregorius n. gen. n. sp.28 Drohojowska and Szwedo 2011 whitefly
MIBUG 5418 (coll. Jonas Damzen, Vilnius)
 Hymenoptera - Encyrtidae
Eocencyrtus zerovae65 Simutnik 2001 chalcid wasp
MAI 1555 (WK 1207)
Eocencnemus gedanicus n. sp.65 Simutnik 2014 chalcid wasp
MAI 201
Glaesus gibsoni n. gen. n. sp.65 Simutnik 2014 chalcid wasp
MAI 477 (WK 84)
 Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Myrmica dictyosa n. sp.60 Radchenko 2023 ant
MAIG 472 WK 79
Stigmomyrmex rugulosus n. sp.61 Radchenko and Dlussky 2017 ant
MIBUG 1995 (WK 1643)
 Neuroptera - Coniopterygidae
Hemisemidalis kulickae n. sp.27 Dobosz and Krzemiński 2000 dustywing
MIB 1214
 Coleoptera - Carabidae
Quasicalathus elpis62 Ortuño and Arillo 2009 ground beetle
MAIG 76
 Coleoptera - Melandryidae
Madelinia gedanoposita n. gen. n. sp.11 Alekseev and Pankowski 2020 false darkling beetle
MAIG 6692
Madelinia capillata n. sp.4 Alekseev and Bukejs 2021 false darkling beetle
MAIG 6708 (formerly JDC 8368)
Symphora pollocki n. sp.4 Alekseev and Bukejs 2021 false darkling beetle
MAIG 6713 (formerly JDC 9407)
 Coleoptera - Tenebrionidae
Eledonoprius incoronatus n. sp.7 Alekseev and Bukejs 2020 darkling beetle
MAIG 6012
Statira baltica n. sp.88 Telnov et al. 2019 darkling beetle
MAIG 5982
Isomira (Mucheimira) lobanovi n. sp.55 Nabozhenko and Bukejs 2021 comb-clawed beetle
MAIG 6704 (formerly JDC9351)
 Coleoptera - Zopheridae
Semicoxelus sontagae n. gen. n. sp.12
Semicoxelus sontagae n. gen. n. sp.12 Alekseev and Pankowski 2020 ironclad beetle
MAIG 6693
 Coleoptera - Mycteridae
Europoeurypus inglaeso n. gen. n. sp.6
Europoeurypus inglaeso n. gen. n. sp.6 Alekseev et al. 2020 palm and flower beetle
MAIG 6081 (formerly JD 8112)
 Coleoptera - Oedemeridae
Oedemera (Oedemera) girulskii n. sp.79 Szawaryn et al. 2021 false blister beetle
MAIG 6785
 Coleoptera - Mordellidae
Mordellistena sp.18, "Tomoxia succinea n. sp." = Baltimorda succinea18
Mordellistena sp.18 Costa 1854 tumbling flower beetle
"Tomoxia succinea n. sp." = Baltimorda succinea18 Bao et al. 2018 tumbling flower beetle
MAI 5715, 5743
 Coleoptera - Tetratomidae
Elasontagius dorbnickensis n. gen. n. sp.1 Alekseev and Bukejs 2020 polypore fungus beetle
MAIG 6702 (formerly JDC 8772)
Eustrophus praecursor n. sp.5 Alekseev and Bukejs 2022 polypore fungus beetle
MAIG 6819 (formerly JDC 9230)
 Coleoptera - Nitidulidae
Melipriopsis baltica n. sp.44 Kirejtshuk and Bukejs 2023 sap beetle
MAIG 6897 (formerly JDC-9007)
 Coleoptera - Coccinellidae
Rhyzobius sontagae n. sp.81 Szawaryn and Tomaszewska 2020 ladybird beetle
MAIG 2047
Electrolotis hoffeinsorum82 Szawaryn and Tomaszewska 2020 ladybird beetle
MAIG 5996, 5972, 5673, 5968
Serangium gedanicum n. sp.80 Szawaryn and Szwedo 2018 ladybird beetle
MAIG 5674
Serangium kalandyki n. sp.77 Szawaryn 2019 ladybird beetle
MAIG 1535
Serangium twardowskii n. sp.80 Szawaryn and Szwedo 2018 ladybird beetle
MAIG 5670
Baltosidis damzeni n. gen. n. sp.78 Szawaryn 2021 ladybird beetle
MAIG 5988, 5967, 3687, 5985
 Coleoptera - Teredidae
Teredolaemus primigenius n. sp.8 Alekseev et al. 2021 beetle
MAIG 6805 (formerly JDC 9616)
 Coleoptera - Endomychidae
Leiestes tomaszewskae n. sp.9 Alekseev and Bukejs 2022 handsome fungus beetle
MAIG 6723 (formerly JDC-9347)
 Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae
Eocenocolaspis aurichalceus n. gen. n. sp.26
Eocenocolaspis aurichalceus n. gen. n. sp.26 Bukejs et al. 2022 leaf beetle
MAIG 6813
 Coleoptera - Cerambycidae
Acanthoglyptus picollus n. gen. n. sp.13
Acanthoglyptus picollus n. gen. n. sp.13 Alekseev and Vitali 2020 longhorned beetle
MAIG 6080
 Coleoptera - Attelabidae
Pseudomesauletes (Pseudomesauletes) lobanovi n. sp.25 Bukejs and Legalov 2021 tooth-nosed snout weevil
MAIG 6701 (formerly JDC 9318)
Baltocar sontagae n. sp.25 Bukejs and Legalov 2021 leaf rolling weevil
MAIG 6703 (formerly JDC 9012)
 Coleoptera - Curculionidae
Baltacalles triumurbium n. gen. n. sp.23, Baltocoeliodes sontagae n. gen. n. sp.52
Baltacalles triumurbium n. gen. n. sp.23 Bukejs et al. 2020 snout beetle
MAIG 6274 (formerly JDC 8115)
Baltocoeliodes sontagae n. gen. n. sp.52 Legalov and Bukejs 2018 snout beetle
MAIG 5952
 Coleoptera - Cleridae
Aberrokorynetes oceanojubilaei n. sp.45 Kolibáč et al. 2021 checkered beetle
MAIG 6803 (formerly JDC 9094)
 Coleoptera - Melyridae
Colotes sambicus n. sp.50 Kubisz 2001 soft-winged flower beetle
MIBUG 3592
 Coleoptera - Cryptophagidae
Atomaria (Anchicera) alekseevi n. sp.53 Lyubarsky and Bukejs 2022 silken fungus beetle
MAIG 6831 (formerly JDC-10145)
Atomaria (Anchicera) gedanicola n. sp.54 Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2013 silken fungus beetle
MAI-897
 Coleoptera - Cyclaxyridae
Neolitochropus bedovoyi33 Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2011 beetle
MAIG 3734, 5283, 5930, 5959, 5960, 5983, 5984, 5997, Tw1
 Coleoptera - Berendtimiridae
Maigus sontagae n. gen. n. sp.32
Maigus sontagae n. gen. n. sp.32 Fanti et al. 2023 beetle
MAIG 7001 (formerly JDC11137)
 Coleoptera - Elateridae
Baltelater bipectinatus n. gen. n. sp.51
Baltelater bipectinatus n. gen. n. sp.51 Kundrata et al. 2020 click beetle
MAIG 6685
 Coleoptera - Lycidae
Protolycus gedaniensis n. gen. n. sp.41
Protolycus gedaniensis n. gen. n. sp.41 Kazantsev 2019 net-winged beetle
MAIG 6004
 Coleoptera - Cantharidae
Podosilis gedaniensis n. sp.42 Kazantsev 2020 soldier beetle
MAIG 6277
Malthodes (Malthodes) gedanicus n. sp.31 Fanti and Sontag 2019 soldier beetle
MAIG 5973
Malthodes aliger n. sp.43 Kazantsev 2021 soldier beetle
MAIG 6670 (formerly JDC 9136)
Rhagonycha acarigera n. sp.42 Kazantsev 2020 soldier beetle
MAIG 6682
Lycocerus elzbietae n. sp.42 Kazantsev 2020 soldier beetle
MAIG 6683
Lycocerus jonasi n. sp.42 Kazantsev 2020 soldier beetle
MAIG 6681
Lycocerus crassepunctatus n. sp.43 Kazantsev 2021 soldier beetle
MAIG 6699 (formerly JDC 9005)
 Coleoptera - Chelonariidae
Chelonarium dingansich n. sp.10 Alekseev and Bukejs 2021 beetle
MAIG 6696 (formerly JDC7210)
 Coleoptera - Limnichidae
"Platypelochares electricus n. sp." = Hernandochares electricus39
"Platypelochares electricus n. sp." = Hernandochares electricus39 Hernando et al. 2018 minute marsh loving beetle
MAIG 5948
 Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Tachyporus bicoloratus n. sp.56 Pasnik 2005 rove beetle
MIBUG 4184
Palaeosepedophilus succinicus n. gen. n. sp.57 Pasnik and Kubisz 2002 rove beetle
UG 2079
Lathrobium jantaricum n. sp.57 Pasnik and Kubisz 2002 rove beetle
UG 1161
Lathrobium succini n. sp.57 Pasnik and Kubisz 2002 rove beetle
UG 3232b
Eusphalerum bukejsi n. sp.63 Shavrin 2021 rove beetle
MAIG 6724 (formerly JDC 9408)
Hemiquedius europaeus21 Brunke et al. 2019 rove beetle
MIB 4651
Baltioligota electrica n. gen. n. sp.56 Pasnik 2005 rove beetle
MIBUG 4191
Atheta (Datomicra) jantarica n. sp.56 Pasnik 2005 rove beetle
MIBUG 589
Phymatura electrica n. sp.57 Pasnik and Kubisz 2002 rove beetle
UG 296
Dictyon antiquus n. sp.57 Pasnik and Kubisz 2002 rove beetle
UG 1968
 Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Ataenius damzeni n. sp.22 Bukejs and Alekseev 2018 scarab beetle
MAIG 5953-01, 02, 03, 04
 Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae
Crenitis profechuyi n. sp.14 Arriaga-Varela et al. 2021 water scavenger beetle
MAIG 5954, 5950, 5951
Helochares fog n. sp.14 Arriaga-Varela et al. 2021 water scavenger beetle
MAIG 6601 (formerly Andrez Górski 7352)
 Coleoptera - Histeridae
Acritus (Acritus) sutirca n. sp.2 Alekseev and Bukejs 2021 clown beetle
MAIG 5541
 Coleoptera - Dermestidae
Anthrenus (Nathrenus) electron37 Háva et al. 2006 skin beetle
MAI 913, 190
Attagenus hoffeinsorum37 Háva et al. 2006 skin beetle
MAI 1734
 Coleoptera - Ptinidae
Xyletinus (Xyletinus) lobanovi n. sp.24 Bukejs et al. 2021 spider beetle
MAIG 6711 (formerly JDC 9256)
Petalium widewuto n. sp.3 Alekseev and Bukejs 2021 spider beetle
MAIG 6783
Petalium bruteno n. sp.3 Alekseev and Bukejs 2021 spider beetle
MAIG 6781, 6782
 Odonata - Megapodagrionidae
Electropodagrion szwedoi n. gen. n. sp.16
Electropodagrion szwedoi n. gen. n. sp.16 Azar and Nel 2008 flatwing
MIBUG 4995
 Ephemeroptera - Heptageniidae
Burshtynogena fereci n. gen. n. sp.36
Burshtynogena fereci n. gen. n. sp.36 Godunko and Sontag 2004 stream mayfly
MIBUG 2182 (donated Janusz Ferec, 2000)
 Ephemeroptera - Ephemerellidae
Ephemerella trigonoptera n. sp.67 Staniczek et al. 2017 mayfly
MAI 2658
 Diptera - Limoniidae
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) pawlowskii46, "Dicranomyia kalandyki n. sp." = Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) kalandyki48, "Dicranomyia graciosa" = Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) graciosa48, "Dicranomyia lobata" = Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) lobata48, Helius fossilis n. sp.40, Helius similis n. sp.40, Helius gedanicus n. sp.40
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) pawlowskii46 Kopeć 2019 crane fly
MAIG 5676
"Dicranomyia kalandyki n. sp." = Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) kalandyki48 Krzemiński 2000 crane fly
MIB 2123
"Dicranomyia graciosa" = Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) graciosa48 Meunier 1916 crane fly
MIB 773a
"Dicranomyia lobata" = Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) lobata48 Meunier 1906 crane fly
MIB 518
Helius fossilis n. sp.40 Kania 2014 crane fly
SNMG 587
Helius similis n. sp.40 Kania 2014 crane fly
SNMG 3413
Helius gedanicus n. sp.40 Kania 2014 crane fly
SNMG 4073
 Diptera - Tipulidae
Tipula sp.48 Linnaeus 1758 crane fly
MIB 773b
Tipula (Gedanica) adamowiczi n. sp.49 Krzemiński et al. 2021 crane fly
MAIG 5945
 Diptera - Chironomidae
Tanytarsus glaesarius n. sp.91 Giłka and Zakrzewska 2015 non biting midge
MAI-415a
Tanytarsus serafini n. sp.34 Giłka 2010 non biting midge
MAI 5157a, MAI 5157b
Tanytarsus protogregarius n. sp.91 Giłka and Zakrzewska 2015 non biting midge
MAI-4325a, 4352 (2 males)
Tanytarsus fereci n. sp.35 Giłka 2011 non biting midge
MAI 4356
Stempellinella electra n. sp.91 Giłka and Zakrzewska 2015 non biting midge
MAI-4295a
Stempellinella ivanovae91 Giłka and Zakrzewska 2014 non biting midge
MAI-1140
Corneliola avia91 Giłka and Zakrzewska 2013 non biting midge
MAI 1263 (5 males), 5387a (1 male), 322 (1 male), 4656 (5 males/4 females)
 Diptera - Corethrellidae
Corethrella (Corethrella) baltica n. sp.20 Borkent 2008 frog biting midge
MIB 3613 (not 3631 as in Sontag 2001)
 Diptera - Chaoboridae
Gedanoborus kerneggeri n. gen. n. sp.72
Gedanoborus kerneggeri n. gen. n. sp.72 Szadziewski and Giłka 2007 phantom midge
MIB 4995 (ex. Kernegger 14/2006)
 Diptera - Culicidae
Aedes (Finlaya) serafini n. sp.69 Szadziewski 1998 mosquito
Inventory number 112
"Aedes serafini n. sp." = Ochlerotatus serafini73 Szadziewski 1998 mosquito
MAI 112
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) gedanica n. sp.76 Szadziewski et al. 2019 mosquito
MAI 5663
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) adamowiczi n. sp.76 Szadziewski et al. 2019 mosquito
MAI 5966
 Diptera - Simuliidae
Ectemnia sp.58 Enderlein 1930 black fly
MIB 5555
 Diptera - Ceratopogonidae
Mallochohelea martae n. sp.71 Szadziewski 2005 biting midge
MIBUG 4901
Metahelea serafini n. sp.70 Szadziewski 1998 biting midge
MIB 111
Mantohelea gedanica74 Szadziewski 1988 biting midge
MBI 4494
Monogedania clunipes75 Loew 1850 biting midge
MAIG 4, 1002, 1003, 1430, 2084, 2085, 2109, 2150, 2154, 2528, 2763, 3387, 3391, 3706, 3784, 3917, 4498, 4608, 4678, 5515, 5539, 5576, 5587, 5621, 6010, 6694
Schizohelea baltica75 Szadziewski 1988 biting midge
MAIG 5624
 Diptera - Anisopodidae
Sylvicola sp.48 Harris 1780 wood gnat
MIB 773c
Sylvicola hoffeinsorum n. sp.89 Wojtoń et al. 2018 wood gnat
MAIG 773a
Mycetobia connexa90 Meunier 1899 wood gnat
MAIG 4226
 Diptera - Psychodidae
Eatonisca tertiaria17 Meunier 1905 moth fly
No 2105 (coll. Jacek Lesniak)
Hoffeinsodes adamowiczi n. sp.66 Skibińska et al. 2020 moth fly
MAIG 5945
Arachnida
 Opiliones - Phalangiidae
Dicranopalpus ramiger68 Koch and Berendt 1854 harvestman
MIG 291/WK 200, 1540/WK, 2185/JF 26, 2198/JF 39
 Opiliones - Sclerosomatidae
Leiobunum longipes68 Menge 1854 harvestman
MIG 586/WK 109
 Opiliones - Caddidae
Caddo dentipalpus68 Koch and Berendt 1854 harvestman
MIG 544/WG 14, 2121/JL 84
 Solifugae -
Solifugae indet.30 Sundevall 1833 camel spider
 Solifugae - Daesiidae
Eognosippus fahrenheitiana n. gen. n. sp.29
Eognosippus fahrenheitiana n. gen. n. sp.29 Dunlop et al. 2023 camel spider
MAIG 7000
 Acariformes - Archaeorchestidae
Strieremaeus illibatus64 Sellnick 1919 oribatid mite
MAI S-836
 Acariformes - Smarididae
Fessonia grabenhorsti19 Bartel et al. 2015 mite
MAI 2702
Fessonia wunderlichi n. sp.19 Bartel et al. 2015 mite
MAI 5649
Reptilia
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Succinilacerta succinea15 Bohme and Weitschat 1998 squamates
Auge 2005 lists one specimen, however the Bohme and Weitschat paper suggests this may not be the same spp
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