Baltistena aurata Batelka et al. 2023 (tumbling flower beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Mordellidae

Full reference: J. Batelka, K. Rosová, and J. Prokop. 2023. Diversity and morphology of Eocene and Oligocene Mordellidae (Coleoptera). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 63:451-478

Belongs to Baltistena according to J. Batelka et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Baltistena amplicollis, Baltistena antiqua, Baltistena atronigra, Baltistena brevispina, Baltistena concava, Baltistena goeckei, Baltistena hoffeinsorum, Baltistena korschefskyi, Baltistena longistrigata, Baltistena nigrispinata, Baltistena sergeli, Baltistena soror, Baltistena ultima

Type specimen: PřfUK66, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber (Charles University collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber (Charles University collection)

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