Publications by authors named "D Iu Vasilenko"
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- - A new beetle species, Rhantus villumi sp. nov., has been identified from a single specimen found in the Fur Formation of Denmark, dating back about 55.4 million years to the early Eocene, making it the oldest known member of its genus.
- - The discovery aligns with phylogenetic studies and suggests that the presence of this temperate beetle in a typically warm environment indicates potential short-term cooling trends during that period.
- - The newly identified species might have fed on mosquito larvae, which have also been found in the same fossil site; however, another Dytiscidae species was noted but remains unidentified due to preservation issues.
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- A new genus and species called Ceratonotha danica is introduced from Eocene Danish amber, belonging to the Erotylidae family of beetles.
- Ceratonotha shares similarities with other fossil erotylids found in European amber but is distinct due to the length of its 4th tarsomere.
- The previously described species Cycadophila mumia is now reclassified into this new genus, becoming Ceratonotha mumia.
The paper provides a detailed morphological description of a previously unknown female of Supella eocenica Anisyutkin et Perkovsky, 2023. The structure of the tegmina and wings of the type species of the genus Supella, S. longipalpa (Fabricius, 1798), is also redescribed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTwo new species of gladiators are described from European amber, namely Raptophasma neli sp. nov. and Adicophasma hafniensis sp.
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