Record Details
Pleurambus strongylus n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Belidae) in Dominican amber
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Pleurambus strongylus n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Belidae) in Dominican amber |
| Names |
Poinar, George, Jr.
(creator) Legalov, Andrei A. (creator) |
| Date Issued | 2014-10 (iso8601) |
| Note | This is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Taylor & Francis and can be found at: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ghbi20/current#.VIo7NWPOsYI |
| Abstract | A new genus and species of belid weevils, Pleurambus strongylus Poinar and Legalov, n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Belidae) in the tribe Allocorynini is described from Dominican amber. Belid fossils are quite rare and the new species is the first fossil member of the family from the Neotropics. This discovery suggests that belid diversity in Hispaniola during the Tertiary was higher that at present since no extant belids have been reported from the West Indies. |
| Genre | Article |
| Topic | Dominican amber |
| Identifier | Poinar Jr, G., & Legalov, A. A. (2013). Pleurambus strongylus n. gen., n. sp.(Coleoptera: Belidae) in Dominican amber. Historical Biology, 26(5), 670-674. doi:10.1080/08912963.2013.829825 |
