title: New records and species ofCrepidoderaChevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Eocene European amber, with a brief review of described fossil beetles from Bitterfeld amber.
abstract: Based on six relatively well-preserved specimens from Eocene Baltic amber, Crepidodera tertiotertiaria sp. nov. is described. The new species is illustrated and compared with morphologically similar extant and fossil relatives. It is the third described fossil species of Crepidodera Chevrolat. In addition to the new taxon, new fossil records of C. decolorata Nadein & Perkovsky from Baltic and Bitterfeld amber are presented. A key to species of Crepidodera described from fossil resins is provided, and a checklist of Coleoptera described from Bitterfeld amber is compiled.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Life Sciences and Technologies, Daugavpils University, Vienîbas Str. 13, Daugavpils, Latvia.. carabidae@inbox.lv.
authors.forename: Andris
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bukejs
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biondi
authors.forename: Vitalii I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Alekseev
mesh_terms: D018647:Amber / Q000737:chemistry*; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D005580:Fossils / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009929:Organ Size
chemical_list: D018647:Amber
keywords: Coleoptera, taxonomy, palaeontology, flea-beetles, new species, fossil resin, Paleogene