†Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) carsteni Fanti 2025 (soldier beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Cantharidae
Full reference: F. Fanti. 2025. Three new soldier beetles from Baltic and Rovno amber. Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 25:207-216
Belongs to Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) according to F. Fanti 2025
Sister taxa: Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) mikkelsenorum, Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) sucinokotejai
Type specimen: GPIH 5236, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, GPIH collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber, GPIH collection
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