Antarctotrechus balli sp. n. (Carabidae, Trechini): the first ground beetle from Antarctica

• Published in: ZooKeys
• Main Authors: Allan C. Ashworth, Terry L. Erwin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016
• Subjects: Zoology; QL1-991; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Transantarctic Mountains; Canada; Beardmore; Beardmore Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.635.10535; https://doaj.org/article/0bd29392b63a446491d551d148998abc

Fossil elytra of a small trechine carabid are reported from the Oliver Bluffs on the Beardmore Glacier at lat. 85°S. They were compared with counterparts from the extant genera Trechisibus, Tasmanorites, Oxytrechus and Pseudocnides. The fossils share some characters but are sufficiently different to...