Abstract
A new species of apionine weevil Baltoconapium vilhelmseni sp. nov. is described from Baltic amber. The new species differs from the only described member of this genus, B. anderseni (Voss, 1972), in having a narrower body, weakly convex elytra with greenish sheen, slightly convex elytral interstriae, a longer rostrum, and a smaller body size.
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The author thanks L. Vilhelmsen (Copenhagen) for the opportunity to study the holotype of Apion anderseni Voss, 1972 from the collections of the Zoological Museum of the University of Copenhagen.
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Legalov, A.A. A New Species of the Apionine Genus Baltoconapium Legalov, 2020 (Coleoptera: Brentidae) from Baltic Amber. Paleontol. J. 56, 426–430 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030122040037
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