title: Sucinolivolia torpida--a new genus and species of flea-beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from Baltic amber.
abstract: Sucinolivolia torpida gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) is described and illustrated from Eocene Baltic amber. The new monotypic genus is compared with fossil and extant flea-beetle genera. Sucinolivolia gen. nov. is similar to the extant Livolia Jacoby and Orthaltica Crotch, but difference include the absence of an antebasal pronotal sulcus, not crenulate lateral pronotal margins, possessing very short genae, more robust legs, and the shape of tibiae. Including this new record, six described species of Alticini are known from Baltic amber.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Life Sciences and Technologies, Daugavpils University, Vienības Str. 13, Daugavpils.; Email: carabidae@inbox.lv.
authors.forename: Andris
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bukejs
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 Coppito-L'Aquila, Italy.; Email: maurizio.biondi@univaq.it.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biondi
authors.affiliation: 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
mesh_terms: D018647:Amber / Q000737:chemistry; D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001454:Baltic States; D049628:Body Size; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size
chemical_list: D018647:Amber