title: A new species of the genus Orchesia Latreille (Coleoptera: Melandryidae) from Baltic amber with a key to species described from fossil resins.
abstract: Orchesia (Orchestera) canaliculata sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Eocene Baltic amber (Kaliningrad Region, Russia). New fossil records on O. turkini Alekseev & Bukejs and O. rasnitzyni Nikitsky are presented. A key to species of Orchesia Latreille, described from fossil resins, is provided.
authors.affiliation: MAUK "Zoopark", Mira av., 26, 236028 Kaliningrad, Russia Department of Zootechny, FGBOU VPO Kaliningrad State Technical University, Sovetsky av. 1, 236000, Kaliningrad, Russia.; Email: alekseew0802@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Vitalii I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Alekseev
authors.affiliation: Institute of Systematic Biology, Daugavpils University, Vienības 13, Daugavpils, LV-5401, Latvia.; Email: carabidae@inbox.lv.
authors.forename: Andris
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bukejs
mesh_terms: D018647:Amber; D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D005580:Fossils; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D018647:Amber