†Hernandochares electricus Hernando et al. 2018 (minute marsh loving beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Limnichidae
Alternative combination: Platypelochares electricus
Full reference: C. Hernando, K. Szawaryn, and I. Ribera. 2018. A new species of Platypelochares from Baltic amber (Coleoptera: Limnichidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 58:17-20
Belongs to Hernandochares according to A. G. Kirejtshuk and A. A. Prokin 2022
See also Hernando et al. 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MAIG 5948, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber (University of Gdansk MAI collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Poland.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber (University of Gdansk MAI collection)
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