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A new species of Cerambycidae from Baltic amber
Obrium damgaardi sp. n., the first fossil species of the genus Obrium Dejean
(Vitali, 2015)
Family Cerambycidae
Subfamily Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribe Obriini Mulsant, 1839
Genus Obrium Dejean, 1821
Obrium damgaardi sp. n. (Vitali, 2015)
A new fossil cerambycid from Baltic amber, Obrium damgaardi sp. n. (Cerambycinae, Obriini) is described and compared with extant congeners. The species is characterised by regularly punctured elytra, relatively large head and, possibly, uniform colouration. The first character is probably archaic, being rare among current species.
Subfamily Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribe Obriini Mulsant, 1839
Genus Obrium Dejean, 1821
Obrium damgaardi sp. n. (Vitali, 2015)
A new fossil cerambycid from Baltic amber, Obrium damgaardi sp. n. (Cerambycinae, Obriini) is described and compared with extant congeners. The species is characterised by regularly punctured elytra, relatively large head and, possibly, uniform colouration. The first character is probably archaic, being rare among current species.
Until today, 20 valid cerambycid species have been recognised from succinite (Vitali, 2014, 2015), 18 of them being only known from Baltic amber (Vitali, 2011). The first fossil species of the genus Obrium Dejean, 1821, whose presence in Baltic amber was generically signalised since 1832, is described in this article. Currently, this genus includes 84 species with sub-cosmopolitan distribution, lacking in the Australian region.
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