Cupes groehni
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cupedidae |
| Genus: | Cupes |
| Species: | †C. groehni
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| †Cupes groehni Kirejtshuk, 2005
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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
The specific epithet groehni is devoted to Carsten Gröhn, a German paleontologist and amber expert.[1]
Description
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.