2011/10/19 by Stylianos Chatzimanolis, Michael S. Engel · 20 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution #Fossil Insects in Amber #Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography #Baltic amber #Ecology #Tribe #Zoology #Geography #Biology #Genus
paper · doi:10.3897/zookeys.138.1896
published in ZooKeys 138(138), 65-73 (Pensoft Publishers)
openalex publication_date 2011/10/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/26
The first fossil of the staphylinine tribe Diochini Casey is described and figured from an inclusion in mid-Eocene (Lutetian) Baltic amber. Diochus electrussp. n. is distinguished from its congeners and the diversity of rove beetles (Staphylinidae s.l.) is summarized briefly.