Description of a new species of Eucinetidae (Coleoptera, Scirtoidea) from Cretaceous Burmese amber

Abstract

Eucinetus parvus sp. nov. is described from late Cretaceous Burmese amber, representing the second record of Eucinetidae from the Burmese amber and the first species of the family with simple, not piercing, mouthparts. A comparison between Mesocinetidae and Eucinetidae is provided.