Monica 2,695 Report post Posted May 25, 2018 Hello everyone! Thanks to the generous @caldigger I have received my very first fossil insect, and I was wondering if anyone can help me identify it further - it's in Baltic amber from Palanga, Lithuania, and it's from the Eocene. Here are some pictures: Thanks so much! Monica Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ludwigia 4,326 Report post Posted May 26, 2018 @vermiculosis ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gigantoraptor 1,691 Report post Posted May 26, 2018 Some kind of Lycidae? Specimen in Baltic amber. Protolopheros hoffeinsorum gen. n., sp. n. Totally not sure about this one, just an idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Paleontologist 78 Report post Posted May 26, 2018 Lycidae seems like a pretty good guess, but I'm not seeing anything which definitively says it is. Would it be possible to get pictures from other angles, such as from the bottom and side? Also, approximately how large is it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doushantuo 3,920 Report post Posted May 26, 2018 Anyone for a bothriderid?(ID category=stab in the dark,but slightly informed) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monica 2,695 Report post Posted May 26, 2018 Hello again! Here are some additional pictures. The insect is closer to one side of the amber than the other, so I can't get a good picture of the bug's underside, but maybe these pictures will help: (by the way - I think there's also a mosquito-like head close to the insect in question - yay!) Please note - the insect is about 2mm in length, not including the extended antenna. Thanks again to everyone who is trying to help me out! Monica Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Paleontologist 78 Report post Posted May 27, 2018 9 hours ago, doushantuo said: Anyone for a bothriderid?(ID category=stab in the dark,but slightly informed) I'm afraid not. As far as I know, bothriderids have clubbed antennae, which is not what we see here. This specimen's are more serrate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spongy Joe 244 Report post Posted May 27, 2018 Looks like Lycidae to me too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doushantuo 3,920 Report post Posted May 27, 2018 I have looked at some Kazantsev,and can totally agree with it being some form of lycid . MittMuenchEntGes_077_0061-0078.pdf(1,5 Mb,some fossil Lycids) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
