Legalov Andrei A, Bukejs Andris, Vanaga Anarina, Alekseev Vitalii I
Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630091 Novosibirsk, Russia.
Department of Ecology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Altai State University, 656049 Barnaul, Russia.
Life (Basel). 2023 Sep 15;13(9):1920. doi: 10.3390/life13091920.
A new species of the genus (Rhynchitini, Rhynchitina) is described from Baltic amber. Legalov, Bukejs et Alekseev sp. n. differs from . Zherikhin, 1992 from the Miocene of Germany in its smaller body size (2.6 mm), strongly convex eyes, narrower pronotum and wide elytra, and dark brown legs. A new species is studied and illustrated in detail using X-ray micro-computed tomography (μCT). It is the earliest fossil record of subtribe Rhynchitina. A list of fossil Rhynchitidae was compiled. A key to species of Rhynchitidae in Baltic amber was given. Fossil finds of the family Rhynchitidae were discussed. The assumption was made that the Recent distribution range of the genus is within the range of its host plant of the genus . Probably, a new Eocene species developed on and the Oligocene . was associated with (Unger).
波罗的海琥珀中发现了(Rhynchitini族,Rhynchitina属)的一个新物种。Legalov、Bukejs和Alekseev新种与1992年Zherikhin描述的来自德国中新世的物种不同,其体型较小(2.6毫米),眼睛强烈凸出,前胸背板较窄,鞘翅宽阔,腿部呈深褐色。利用X射线微计算机断层扫描(μCT)对该新物种进行了详细研究并绘图。它是Rhynchitina亚族最早的化石记录。编制了一份Rhynchitidae科化石清单。给出了波罗的海琥珀中Rhynchitidae科物种的检索表。讨论了Rhynchitidae科的化石发现。推测该属现今的分布范围在其寄主植物属的范围内。可能,一个新的始新世物种在[具体植物名称1]上进化,渐新世的[具体植物名称2]与[具体植物名称1](Unger)有关。