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

• Published in: ZooKeys
• Main Authors: Ashworth, Allan C., Erwin, Terry L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2016
• Subjects: Trechini; Carabidae; Antarctica; Miocene; Antarc*; Beardmore Glacier; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.635.10535

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...