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Further description of Catops nathani Perkovsky 2001 from Late Eocene Baltic amber (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Cholevini) using phase contrast synchrotron X-ray microtomography

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Pages 414-417 | Accepted 27 Oct 2014, Published online: 16 Feb 2015
 

Summary

Catops nathani Perkovsky 2001 from Late Eocene Baltic amber is redescribed using propagation phase contrast synchrotron radiation microtomography. Further description of the external morphology is given and genitalia are illustrated. This redescription allows C. nathani to be placed in the “alpinus” species group of the genus Catops.

Résumé

Redescription de Catops nathani Perkovsky 2001 de l’ambre éocène tardif (Coleoptera : Leiodidae: Cholevinae : Cholevini) au moyen utilisant la microtomographie en contraste de phase au rayonnement synchrotron. Catops nathani Perkovsky 2001 de l’ambre eocène tardif de la Baltique est redécrit en utilisant la microtomographie en contraste de phase au rayonnement synchrotron. La morphologie externe est précisée et les génitalias sont illustrés. Cette redescription permet de placer C. nathani dans le groupe “alpinus” du genre Catops.

Acknowledgments

We are indebted to Paul Tafforeau and Carmen Soriano for the algorithmic reconstruction of the tomographic scans, and to Jan Růžička for help in translating literature. We are grateful to Erik Gonthier and Aurélien Roques for their help during the acquisition of data in ESRF. This work was funded by ESRF under the experiment nos. EC530 and LS2248, and by the scientific society Speofauna (Paris).

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