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The article shows the results of the examination of some cerambycids preserved in Baltic and Rovno amber. Vadoniocorymbia n. subgen. is proposed for Paracorymbia antiqua Vitali, 2005, which differs from all congeners of the Recent in the convex under margin of the eyes (concave in the extant species). A female specimen of Pedostrangalia (s. str.) pristina Vitali, 2014 is examined, allowing emending the original description regarding pattern and elytral shape. Pedostrangalia (s. str.) ostensackeni n. sp. is described from Baltic amber. Two new species are described from Rovno amber are described: Pedostrangalia (s. str.) rovnensis n. sp. and Anoplodera volyniensis n. sp. Differential characters with fossil and extant species are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this document, two new fossil soldier beetles (family Cantharidae) from the Baltic amber from Yantarny, Kaliningrad Region, Russia are described, illustrated and compared with all known fossil congeners: Cacomorphocerus incurvus sp. nov. and Malthinus (Malthinus) amicitiae sp. nov. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pseudobrachyhammus sulawensis n. gen. n. sp. is described from Sulawesi. Differential characters with other genera of Lamiini, especially those present in Indonesia, are yielded. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two new fossil cerambycids, Pogonocherus minimus sp. n. and Pogonocherus scutellaris sp. n. (Lamiinae: Pogonocherini) are described based on specimens preserved in Baltic amber. Morphological comparison is made with the extant congeners. Phylogenetic and palaeobiological remarks on the genus Pogonocherus Dejean, 1821 are added. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new fossil cerambycid, Eurocrossotus alekseevi gen. n., sp. n. (Lamiinae: Crossotini) is described based on one specimen preserved in Baltic amber. Morphological comparison is made with the extant Crossotini. Palaeogeographical remarks on the tribe Crossotini and biological remarks on the Lamiinae included in amber are added. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new fossil cerambycid, Paratimia succinicola sp. n. (Spondylidinae, Atimiini) is described based on one specimen preserved in Baltic amber. Morphological comparison is made with the extant Vancouverian Paratimia conicola Fisher, 1915. Phylogenetic, biological and palaeogeographical remarks on the tribe Atimiini are added. Saphanites mirabilis Vitali, 2011 is transferred from the tribe Saphanini to Atimiini. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Kuskaella petriolii n. sp. is described and illustrated. Comparative characters with the other species of the fossil genus Kuskaella Fanti & Kupryjanowicz, 2017 are added. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sparedrus archaicus n. sp. (Coleoptera Oedemeridae) from Cretaceous amber from Myanmar is described and compared with congeners of the Recent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Calodema annae Grasso, 2020 is recognised as a senior synonym of Calodema antonkozlovi Pineda & Curletti, 2020 n. syn. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Spondylis florissantensis Wickham, 1920 is transferred to the genus Neandra Lameere, 1912 resulting in the following taxonomic change: Neandra florissantensis (Wickam, 1920) n. comb. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The soldier beetles Malthodes caenozoicus n. sp. and Mimoplatycis bicolor n. sp. are described from Baltic amber. Malthodes caenozoicus n. sp. is characterised by small size, short elytra, and peculiar terminalia. Mimoplatycis bicolor n. sp. is characterised by peculiar pronotal ridges and coloration. A key to the fossil Malthininae is provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Eurapatophysis groehni n. gen. and n. sp. from Baltic amber (Early Oligocene) is described. The new taxon is related to the Indochinese Mimapatophysis Miroshnikov, 2014 and the Himalayan Protapatophysis Semenov-Tian-Shanskij & Stschegoleva-Barovskaia, 1936, from which it differs in the smaller body size, the strongly punctured head and pronotum, as well the elytral sculpture. Hypotheses concerning the habitat of this fossil taxon and the paleontological history of the Asian Dorcasominae are proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new fossil cerambycid from Baltic amber, Dicentrus mehli sp. n. (Cerambycinae, Opsimini) is described and compared to extant congeners. This species is characterised by larger eyes, narrower inter-ocular space and shorter pedicle and, possibly, uniform colouring. This discovery allows confirming and pointing out the assumed hypotheses concerning the evolution of the Opsimini. In particular, the assumed association with fossil Calocedrus implies to dating the Baltic amber back to the Early Oligocene. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]