Hoffeinsensia, Kuśka, Antoni & Kania, Iwona, 2010

Kuśka, Antoni & Kania, Iwona, 2010, New soldier beetles (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from the Eocene Baltic amber, Zootaxa 2400, pp. 49-56 : 50

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.194072
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6196997
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9D4F87E3-FFC7-B106-FF1A-FEF2FC35816E
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Hoffeinsensia
status	gen. nov.

Treatment

Genus Hoffeinsensia gen. nov.

Type species: Hoffeinsensia jantarica sp. nov.

Diagnosis. Antennae 12-segmented. In contrast to Sucinorhagonycha Kuśka, 1996 also with 12-segmented antennae, this new genus with antennal segments 3rd to 7th dilated and saucer-shaped. Legs typical to subfamily Cantharinae , elongate and flattened with tarsi 5-segmented and bases of pretarsal claws having small denticles.

Etymology. The generic name is given to honor the owners of amber inclusions collection – Christel and Hans Werner Hoffeins from Hamburg, Germany. Gender: feminine.