†Leiosoma (Palaeoleiosoma) michalski Legalov 2023 (snout beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Curculionidae
Full reference: A. A. Legalov. 2023. New weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Baltic amber. Paleontological Journal 57:784-804
Belongs to Leiosoma (Palaeoleiosoma) according to A. A. Legalov 2023
Sister taxa: Leiosoma (Palaeoleiosoma) klebsi, Leiosoma (Palaeoleiosoma) shevnini
Type specimen: ISEZh BA2017/8, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, ISEA Novosibirsk collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber, ISEA Novosibirsk collection
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