Cretocrenis burmanicus,the first Mesozoic amber inclusion of a water scavenger beetle (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, University of Bozok, Yozgat, 66200, Turkey;2. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, University of Bozok, Yozgat, 66200, Turkey;3. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, University of Bozok, Yozgat, 66200, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | Cretocrenis burmanicus, gen. et sp. nov. is described from Burmese amber and represents the oldest known amber inclusion of the family Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera: Polyphaga). The new genus resembles the small-bodied modern genera of the tribe Anacaenini and the subfamily Acidocerinae, and the morphology of the venter and male genitalia suggest that it belongs to the Horelophus+Crenitis clade of the tribe Anacaenini. The fossil is described in detail, illustrated, and compared with extant hydrophilid genera. |
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| Keywords: | Water scavenger beetles Cretaceous Fossil Anacaenini New genus New species |
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