†Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) mikkelsenorum Fanti and Damgaard 2018 (soldier beetle)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Insecta - Coleoptera - Cantharidae
Full reference: F. Fanti and A. L. Damgaard. 2018. Fossil soldier beetles from Baltic amber of the Anders Damgaard amber collection (Coleoptera Cantharidae). Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 18:1-32
Belongs to Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) according to F. Fanti and A. L. Damgaard 2018
Sister taxon: Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) sucinokotejai
Type specimen: ALDC0388/ALD.Ba.Can.13, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic amber (Damgaard collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic amber (Damgaard collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.