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The first fossil Paussine (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Mexican amber

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Eohomopterus simojovelensis n. sp., the first fossil record of the subfamily Paussinae (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Miocene amber of the Simojovel area, Chiapas, Mexico, is described. The morphology of the new species is compared withEohomopterus poinari Nagel, 1997 from Dominican amber as well as with extant representatives ofEohomopterus, and the biogeographical implications are discussed.

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Der erste Vertreter der Paussinae (Coleoptera: Carabidae)Eohomopterus simojovelensis n. sp., wird aus dem mexikanischen Bernstein (Simojovel Gebiet, Chiapas, Mexiko; Miozän) beschrieben. Die Morphologie dieser neuen Art wird mitEohomopterus poinari Nagel, 1997 aus dem Dominikanischen Bernstein sowie mit rezenten Angehörigen vonEohomopterus verglichen, und die biogeographischen Beziehungen werden diskutiert.

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Solórzano Kraemer, M.M. The first fossil Paussine (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Mexican amber. Paläontol Z 80, 107–111 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02988970

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