Insecta - Coleoptera - Cantharidae
Full reference: F. Fanti. 2019. New fossil Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1852 of the subgenus Libertimalthodes Kupryjanowicz & Fanti, 2019 from Baltic amber (Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Palaeodiversity 12:65-68
Belongs to Malthodes (Libertimalthodes) according to F. Fanti 2019
Sister taxa: Malthodes (Libertimalthodes) aphidiphagus, Malthodes (Libertimalthodes) betseyae, Malthodes (Libertimalthodes) elytratus, Malthodes (Libertimalthodes) headsi, Malthodes (Libertimalthodes) jaredi
Type specimen: INHSP-10327, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic amber (INHS collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Lithuania.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic amber (INHS collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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