Baltimartyria

Baltimartyria
Temporal range: early Eocene
Baltimartyria rasnitsyni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: †Baltimartyria
Skalski, 1995
Species
  • †B. proavitella (Rebel, 1936)
  • †B. rasnitsyni Mey, 2011
Synonyms
  • Micropterix proavitella Rebel, 1936
  • Sabatinca proavitella

Baltimartyria is an extinct genus of primitive metallic moths in the family Micropterigidae.[1] The genus is solely known from the Early Eocene[2] Baltic amber deposits in the Baltic Sea region of Europe.[1] The genus currently contains two described species, Baltimartyria proavitella and Baltimartyria rasnitsyni.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Mey, Wolfram (2011). "On the systematic position of Baltimartyria Skalski, 1995 and description of a new species from Baltic amber (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae)". ZooKeys (130): 331–342. doi:10.3897/zookeys.130.1480. PMC 3260770. PMID 22259287.
  2. ^ Wolfe, A.P.; et al. (2009). "A new proposal concerning the botanical origin of Baltic amber". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 276 (1672): 3403–3412. doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.0806. PMC 2817186. PMID 19570786.