Anthobium alekseevi group of species

Shavrin, Alexey V. & Yamamoto, Shuhei, 2020, A remarkable new species of the rove beetle genus Anthobium Leach, 1819 from Eocene Baltic amber (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Omaliinae), ZooKeys 973, pp. 89-101 : 89

Anthobium alekseevi group of species

Diagnosis.

Body medium-sized; forebody convex, shiny; apical segment of maxillary palp twice as long as preceding segment; anterior angles of subrectangular pronotum slightly protruded anteriad, mediobasal third of pronotum with oval impression; lateral edges of pronotum without crenulation; prosternum with distinct median carina; surface of elytra without elevations; inner side of each mesotibia with large tooth in middle.

Species included.

† Anthobium alekseevi sp. nov.

Remarks.

Anthobium alekseevi sp. nov. differs from the remaining species of the genus by the larger body, the shape of the subrectangular pronotum, the presence of distinct median carina on the prosternum, and the presence of a large median tooth on the inner side of the mesotibia.