Nothattagenus Li & Cai, 2022

LI, YAN-DA, HUANG, DI‑YING & CAI, CHEN‑YANG, 2022, “ Attagenus ” burmiticus from mid-Cretaceous amber reinterpreted as a member of Orphilinae (Coleoptera: Dermestidae), Palaeoentomology 5 (4), pp. 390-394 : 390

Genus Nothattagenus Li & Cai gen. nov.

Type species. Attagenus burmiticus Cai, Háva & Huang, 2016 (in Cai et al., 2017)

Etymology. The generic name is derived from the Greek “ nothos ”, false, and the generic name Attagenus Latreille. The name is masculine in gender.

Composition. Only Nothattagenus burmiticus (Cai, Háva & Huang, 2016 in Cai et al. 2017) comb. nov.

Diagnosis. Dorsal surface pubescent ( Figs 1A , 2E ). Antennomere 11 abruptly narrowed in apical half ( Fig. 2A, B ). Mandibular apex normally situated (rather than displaced proximally) ( Fig. 2A ). Metacoxae strongly transverse, reaching elytral margins laterally ( Fig. 2C ). Abdominal ventrites completely lined by sharp outer carina ( Fig. 2D ).

Figures

FIGURE 1. General habitus of Nothattagenus burmiticus (Cai et al.) comb. nov., holotype, NIGP164890, under incident light. A, Dorsal view. B, Ventral view. Scale bars: 1 mm.

FIGURE 2. General habitus of Nothattagenus burmiticus (Cai et al.) comb. nov., holotype, NIGP164890, under confocal microscopy. A, Head and thorax, ventral view. B, Head and thorax, ventrolateral view. C, Abdominal base, ventrolateral view. D, Abdominal apex, ventral view. E, Scutellum, dorsal view. Abbreviations: an, antenna; el, elytron; ey, compound eye; lbp, labial palp; md, mandible; msf, mesofemur; mstb, mesotibia; mtc, metacoxa; mtes, metanepisternum; mtf, metafemur; mxp, maxillary palp; oc, ocellus; pf, profemur; pn, pronotum; ptb, protibia; v1–5, ventrites 1–5. Scale bars: 300 μm.