Fossil species Phloiotrya groehni sp. nov. described, highlighting findings from Eocene amber deposits.
A new fossil species of the melandryine beetle genus Phloiotrya from Rovno amber is described and illustrated. The new species, Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) groehni sp. nov., is compared with its extant congeners and related extinct taxa from Baltic amber. Additional fossil records of false darkling beetles from Eocene Rovno and Baltic fossil resins are presented.
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