Malthodes sucini sp. nov.

(Figs 17 – 18)

Diagnosis. Similar to Malthodes ceranoviczae Kuśka & Kupryjanowicz 2005, described from Baltic amber, but different from it in last sternite shape: last sternite bigger and branches of bifurcated portion more parallel.

Etymology. The species name is derived from Latin “ sucinum ” – amber.

Description. Body (Fig. 17) 2.8 mm long. Elytra 1.4 mm long. Antennae filiform, brown, pubescent; segments slightly becoming wider terminally; segment 1 elongate, club-shaped, twice as long as segments 2 and 3; following segments distinctly longer than segment 3. Three last sternites narrowed apically; last one twice as long as penultimate, rounded. Last sternite (Fig. 18) bifurcated at end; slightly pubescent; bifurcated parts tapered apically, and penultimate sternit emarginate almost to base. Pronotum and elytra slightly visible because of being covered by white emulsion.

Materials examined. Type material. Holotype, No. 161-2, male; Eocene, Baltic amber (DEI).