† PALAEOCANTHARIS GEN. NOV.

(FIGS 5–6)

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Type species: † Palaeocantharis panna .

Diagnosis: Body small-sized (c. 6.0 mm) (Fig. 5); eyes small, hemispherically prominent; head distinctly constricted behind eyes (Fig. 6A, B); apical maxillary palpomere bilaterally symmetric, securiform; mandibles unidentate on the inner margin; antennae serrate (Fig. 5A). Pronotum circular-shape, with pair of longitudinal median grooves (Fig. 6C). Elytra completely developed, with strongly elevated humeri and distinct reticulation (Fig. 6D). Legs elongate, with lobed tarsomere 4 and simple claws (Figs 5, 6F).

Etymology: The name is composed of the prefix Palaeo -from Greek Παλαιό, old, and the Greek word κάνθαρισ, a beetle, derived from the genus Cantharis, type of Cantharidae . Gender: feminine.