Anacaena morla Arriaga-Varela et al. 2021 (water scavenger beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae

Full reference: E. Arriaga-Varela, A. Brunke, and M. Fikáček. 2021. Taxonomic names, in Micro-CT reveals hidden morphology and clarifies the phylogenetic position of Baltic amber water scavenger beetles (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Historical Biology 33:1395-1411

Belongs to Anacaena according to E. Arriaga-Varela et al. 2021

Sister taxon: Anacaena paleodominica

Type specimen: SDEI 300621, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Hoffeins/Deutsches Entomologische Institut collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber, Hoffeins/Deutsches Entomologische Institut collection

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