Discolomopsis dominicana, a new genus and species of Endomychidae (Coleoptera) from Dominican amber

Authors

Floyd W. Shockley, University of Georgia

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

September 2006

Comments

Insecta Mundi, published by the Center for Systematic Entomology, is available online at http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/. Copyright © by F. Shockley.

Abstract

Discolomopsis, a new genus of Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea), is described and illustrated based on a fossil endomychid embedded in amber resin from the Dominican Republic. Discolomopsis dominicana sp. nov. is designated as the type species for the genus.