Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) antiquus Wasmann 1926 (ant nest beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Carabidae

Alternative combination: Arthropterus antiquus

Full reference: E. Wasmann. 1926. Die Arthropterus-Formen des baltischen Bernsteins. Zoologischer Anzeiger 68:225-232

Belongs to Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) according to P. Nagel 1987

See also Wasmann 1926 and Wasmann 1929

Sister taxa: Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) andreei, Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) aterrimus, Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) balticus, Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) fritschi, Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) hagedorni, Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) schaufussi, Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) simoni, Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) skwarrae, Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) subtilis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Klebs collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber, Klebs collection

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