Abstract
The first fossil of the staphylinine tribe Diochini Casey is described and figured from an inclusion in mid-Eocene (Lutetian) Baltic amber. Diochus electrus sp. n. is distinguished from its congeners and the diversity of rove beetles (Staphylinidae s.l.) is summarized briefly.
Highlights
More so than any other amber deposit in the world, the fossiliferous resin from the blaue Erde of northern Europe has garnered the attention of researchers, artists, and amateurs
In this paper we describe the first fossil species of Diochus Erichson from middle Eocene Baltic amber and as the first, definitive fossil staphylinine
Total length is measured from the anterior margin of the clypeus to the posterior margin of abdominal segment VIII
Summary
More so than any other amber deposit in the world, the fossiliferous resin from the blaue Erde of northern Europe has garnered the attention of researchers, artists, and amateurs. Largely of the subfamilies Scydmaeninae and Pselaphinae, were described more than a century ago by Schaufuss (1888, 1890a, 1890b, 1890c, 1892, 1896) and are in need of revision and figuring, should new material eventually be located (vide Appendix). Several new works during the last 35 years, the last decade, have added significantly to this fauna and provided a more modern perspective on staphylinid diversity in Baltic amber (vide Appendix).
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