New Cretaceous carpet beetles (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) from Burmese amber |
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| Institution: | 1. Insect Biosystematics Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 151–921, Republic of Korea;2. Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, Eberswalder Straße 90, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany;3. Yeongnam Regional Office, Animal & Plant Quarantine Agency, Korea, Jungang-daero 30, Jung-gu, Busan, Republic of Korea;4. Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151–921, Republic of Korea;5. Research Institute for Agricultural and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151–921, Republic of Korea |
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| Abstract: | Three new species of Dermestidae are described and illustrated from the Upper Cretaceous Burmese amber: Attagenus secundus sp. nov. (Attageninae: Attagenini), Cretodermestes palpalis gen. et sp. nov. (Attageninae: Cretodermestini trib. nov.) and Megatoma atypica sp. nov. (Megatominae: Megatomini). Members of Dermestidae are relatively frequent in Burmese amber, representing at least three subfamilies: Attageninae, Dermestinae and Megatominae. Taxonomic and morphological diversity of Cretaceous Dermestidae suggests ancient origin of this group with some lineages showing remarkable evolutionary stasis for almost 100 million years. |
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| Keywords: | Dermestidae Attageninae Megatominae New tribe New genera Burmese amber |
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