Caeculus fedrae sp. nov., a new fossil species of rake-legged mite (Acari: Caeculidae) from Baltic amber.

2022/10/28 by Andrés O. Porta, Peter Michalik, Martín J. Ramiréz · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Study of Mite Species #Fossil Insects in Amber #Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.24349/n718-9sxs

openalex publication_date 2022/10/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

Caeculus fedrae sp. nov. is described from a series of three exemplars from Baltic amber (Eocene). This species is the first fossil representative of the genus Caeculus, the first fossil species of the family not belonging to the genus Procaeculus, and the second species of the genus in Europe. Phylogenetic relationships, morphological features and paleoecological implications of the finding are discussed.

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