Abdera rikojotensis Alekseev, 2014

Alekseev, Vitalii Igorevich & Bukejs, Andris, 2021, Fossil Melandryidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) from Eocene Baltic amber of the Sambian peninsula: new genus, six new species, new records and key to described taxa, Zootaxa 4965 (1), pp. 142-166 : 161

Abdera rikojotensis Alekseev, 2014

Material examined. One specimen with collection number 4419/207 [ KRAM]; Baltic amber, adult, female, complete specimen with protruding ovipositor ( 1.5 mm long) and partially exposed metathoracic wings. Body length of the specimen is 3.1 mm. The beetle inclusion is preserved in a medium-sized, yellow, partially polished and partially covered by surface cracks piece of transparent amber with dimensions of 16×12× 5 mm without supplementary fixation. Syninclusions are absent.

One specimen with collection number MMO 1 7657/946 [ MWO]; Baltic amber, adult, sex unknown, complete specimen. Body length of the specimen is 3.8 mm. The beetle inclusion is preserved in a yellow, polished piece of transparent amber with dimensions of 15×10× 5 mm without supplementary fixation. Syninclusions are represented by few stellate fagacean trichomes.

One specimen with collection number MMO 1 7657/1250 [ MWO]; Baltic amber, adult, male, complete specimen with partially exposed metathoracic wings and genitalia. Body length of the specimen is 4.2 mm. The beetle inclusion is preserved in a yellow, polished piece of transparent amber with dimensions of 50×21× 6 mm without supplementary fixation. Syninclusions are represented by few small detrital particles.