Cupes groehni

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Cupes groehni
Temporal range: Paleocene
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cupedidae
Genus: Cupes
Species:
†C. groehni
Binomial name
†Cupes groehni
Kirejtshuk, 2005

Cupes groehni is an extinct species of reticulated beetle in the family Cupedidae and the genus Cupes.[1] The species is known from Eocene-era Baltic amber.[2]

Etymology

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The specific epithet groehni is devoted to Carsten Gröhn, a German paleontologist and amber expert.[1]

Description

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Specimens recovered from amber measured 8.7–11.5mm in length, 2.6–3.0mm in width, and 1.5–1.6mm in height, with one female holotype measuring 10.7mm in length, 3.0mm in width, and 1.6mm in height.[1] Females of the species typically possess a wider pronotum than males and appear smaller in size.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kirejtshuk, A.G. "A revision of the genus Cupes Fabricius, 1801 from Baltic amber and some notes on taxonomy and composition of the family Cupedidae (Coleoptera, Archostemata)". Mitteilungen aus dem Geologisch-Paläontologischen Institut der Universität Hamburg. 89: 55–84. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b Bukejs, A.; Alekseev, V.I.; Kairišs, K. "The first record of Cupedidae (Coleoptera: Archostemata) from Eocene Rovno amber: Cupes groehni Kirejtshuk, 2005 examinedusing X-ray microtomography". Baltic Journal of Coleopterology. 21 (2): 111–116. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

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