The oldest Cenozoic passandrid (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Passandridae) from the Paleocene of Menat (France)

Kirejtshuk, Alexander G.; Ковалев, А. И.; Nel, André

doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2019.10.005

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“…Following the pollen, mammalian stratigraphy, and radiometric K/Ar analyses, its age was estimated as 59 Ma (Kedves & Russel 1982;Nel 2007); vs an age within 60-61 Ma, based on macroflora (Wappler et al 2009). Some previous reviews of coleopterous fossils from Menat were published, in addition to publications of Piton (1940), in some recent papers (Kirejtshuk et al 2010(Kirejtshuk et al , 2016(Kirejtshuk et al , 2019Legalov et al 2017Legalov et al , 2019Nabozhenko & Kirejtshuk 2017;Kirejtshuk & Nel 2018;etc. ).…”

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A ‘giant’ Paleocene cerambycid (Coleoptera) from Menat Konservat-Lagerstätte, France

Nel,

Kirejtshuk,

Garrouste

2024

EJT

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Palaeosphryon menatensis gen. et sp. nov., first unambiguous representative of the longhorn beetle subfamily Prioninae from the Paleocene of Menat (France), is described and illustrated. The new fossil is placed into the tribe Prionini, showing some similarities with some species of the extant genera Osphryon (Papua New Guinea) and Titanus (Brazil, Colombia, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru), viz. in general body shape, antennomere 3 as long as first and second together but shorter than the length of fourth plus fifth, elongate elytra, and small spines on the lateral margin of the pronotum disposed in a relatively similar way as in Osphryon. Nevertheless, the exact affinities of the new fossil within the Prionini remain uncertain because of the lack of a recent phylogenetic analysis in which it could be integrated. This fossil beetle is exceptional for its very large size, with a body 70 mm long. Some other large longhorn beetles have been found in the same outcrop, and are awaiting description. The positions of the previously described Cerambycidae from Menat are also discussed. This exceptional fauna of Cerambycidae is in accordance with the current palaeoenvironmental reconstruction for the Menat Konservat-Lagerstätte, as a small maar lake surrounded by a warm and humid, probably evergreen forest.

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Section: Geological Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

A ‘giant’ Paleocene cerambycid (Coleoptera) from Menat Konservat-Lagerstätte, France

Nel,

Kirejtshuk,

Garrouste

2024

EJT

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The Passandridae (Insecta: Coleoptera) Collection of the Natural History Museum, London: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue

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A Review of the Parasitic Flat Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Passandridae) of the Indian Subcontinent

Burckhardt

2024

IJE

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The small family Passandridae (Cucujoidea) or parasitic flat bark beetles occurs predominantly in the tropics and subtropics with four genera restricted to the Old and another four genera to the New World and only one pantropical genus. The fauna of the Indian subcontinent consists of 13 species of three genera. Five of the six Ancistria species are endemic to the subcontinent. A checklist and an identification key are provided for the species reported from the subcontinent. While the taxonomy and phylogeny of the family are comparatively well-studied, little is known about the biology. Adult passandrids are predators and larvae parasitoids of larvae and pupae of other wood-inhabiting insects such as beetles and Hymenoptera.

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The oldest Cenozoic passandrid (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Passandridae) from the Paleocene of Menat (France)

Cited by 3 publications

References 15 publications

A ‘giant’ Paleocene cerambycid (Coleoptera) from Menat Konservat-Lagerstätte, France

A ‘giant’ Paleocene cerambycid (Coleoptera) from Menat Konservat-Lagerstätte, France

The Passandridae (Insecta: Coleoptera) Collection of the Natural History Museum, London: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue

A Review of the Parasitic Flat Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Passandridae) of the Indian Subcontinent

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