New proxy for Moraceae in Priabonian of Europe: first record of the genus Demimaea Pascoe, 1870 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Eocene Rovno amber

• Published in: Historical biology Vol. 35; no. 8; pp. 1322 - 1328
• Main Authors: Legalov, A.A, Vasilenko, D.V, Perkovsky, E.E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 03.08.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Antennae; Compound eye; Curculioninae; Demimaeina; Eocene; Moraceae; New species; Plant species; Setae; Tychiini; Europe

Two new species of the genus Demimaea from the subfamily Curculioninae are described from Rovno amber. Demimaea zherichini n. sp. is similar to the extant Demimaea mori but differs by its black antennae and tarsi, larger body, body lacking dense, white setae, sparsely not coarsely punctate pronotum...