†Electrolotis hoffeinsorum Szawaryn and Tomaszewska 2020 (ladybird beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Coccinellidae
Full reference: K. Szawaryn and W. Tomaszewska. 2020. The first fossil Sticholotidini ladybird beetle (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) reveals a transition zone through northern Europe during the Eocene. Papers in Palaeontology 6:651-659
Belongs to Electrolotis according to K. Szawaryn and W. Tomaszewska 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: GPIH 4547, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, GPIH collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Poland (1 collection), the Russian Federation (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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