†Podistra (Absidia) jirii Fanti 2020 (soldier beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Cantharidae
Full reference: F. Fanti. 2020. Two new fossil soldier beetles from the Baltic amber (Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Studies and Reports, Taxonomical Series 16:13-19
Belongs to Podistra (Absidia) according to F. Fanti 2020
Sister taxa: Podistra (Absidia) kloevedali, Podistra (Absidia) mattheseni, Podistra (Absidia) quies
Type specimen: Fanti BaA05PL, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic amber, Fabrizio Fanti collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic amber, Fabrizio Fanti collection
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