Madagascar copal (Bukejs collection) (Holocene of Madagascar)

Where: Madagascar (12.3° S, 49.3° E: paleocoordinates 12.3° S, 49.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: soft parts, amber

Collection methods: Repository: A. Bukejs collection, Daugavpils University

Primary reference: A. Bukejs and A. A. Legalov. 2017. New species of sub-fossil weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in Madagascar copal. Paleontological Journal 51:196-202 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 172373: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 06.08.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Coleoptera - Curculionidae
Pentarthrum inclusus n. sp. Bukejs and Legalov 2017 snout beetle
AB 036