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Zootaxa. 2023 Aug 1;5323(2):293-297. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5323.2.9.
Cantharis michaeli sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Upper Eocene Rovno amber from Ukraine. This is the first fossil Cantharis (soldier beetles, Cantharidae) from this deposit. The new species is compared with other fossil species of the genus Cantharis. It is similar to C. raeorum Fanti & M. G. Pankowski, 2020, but C. michaeli sp. nov. has a larger body, shorter antennae, and slight differences in both its antennae and pronotum. A review is provided of other soldier beetles found in Rovno amber, as well as a brief overview of the paleoenvironment where this amber formedan area that included extensive forests, large rivers, and warm temperatures.
米哈伊利氏萤叶甲描述并图示产自乌克兰始新世罗夫诺琥珀。这是该矿床中首次发现的化石萤叶甲（芫菁科）。该新种与其他化石种的 Cantharis 进行了比较。它与 Fanti & M. G. Pankowski 于 2020 年描述的 C. raeorum 相似，但 C. michaeli sp. nov. 具有更大的体型、更短的触角，以及触角和前胸在细微上的差异。文中还回顾了在罗夫诺琥珀中发现的其他步甲，以及形成该琥珀的古环境的简要概述——一个包括广阔森林、大河和温暖温度的地区。
