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A long-living species of the hydrophiloid beetles: Helophorus sibiricus from the early Miocene deposits of Kartashevo (Siberia, Russia)

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: The recent hydrophiloid species Helophorus (Gephelophorus) sibiricus (Motschulsky, 1860) is recorded from the early Miocene deposits of Kartashevo assigned to the Ombinsk Formation. A detailed comparison with recent specimens allowed a confident identification of the fossil specimen, which is therefore the oldest record of a recent species for the Hydrophiloidea. The paleodistribution as well as recent distribution of the species is summarized, and the relevance of the fossil is discussed. In addition, the complex geological settings of the Kartashevo area are briefly summarized.

Source: ZooKeys

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.130.1378

Authors: Martin Fikácek, Alexander Prokin, Robert Angus

Institutions: National Museum, Voronezh State University, Natural History Museum

Language: English

Topic: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $754

Funder: Russian Academy of Sciences