Family Arnoldidae


Arnoldus Koteja

NOMENCLATURE:

Arnoldus Koteja, 2008: 28. Type species: Arnoldus capitatus Koteja, by original designation.

GENERAL REMARKS: Description and diagnosis by Koteja (2008).

SYSTEMATICS: This genus, comprising two species, was introduced as type genus of the family Arnoldidae, in the groups of Orthezioidea (Koteja, 2008). In addition to the description of A. capitatus and A. clavatus, Koteja (2008: 29) also reported on one male wing that may belong to a species of Arnoldus.

KEYS: Koteja 2008: 28 (male) [Species of Arnoldus.]; Koteja 2008: 24 (male) [Genera of Baltic amber archeococcoids].

CITATIONS: Koteja2008 [taxonomy, description, illustration: 27-29].



Arnoldus capitatus Koteja

NOMENCLATURE:

Arnoldus capitatus Koteja, 2008: 28. Type data: BALTIC AMBER: male holotype and paratype inclusions in amber. Holotype male. Type depository: Krakow: Institute of Systematic and Experimental Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland; type no. KOT1064. Described: male. Illust.

GENERAL REMARKS: Description and illustration of adult male by Koteja (2008).

SYSTEMATICS: This species is known from the male only which is an inclusion in Baltic amber (Koteja, 2008).

KEYS: Koteja 2008: 28 (male) [Males of (Arnoldus) species.].

CITATIONS: Koteja2008 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 28].



Arnoldus clavatus Koteja

NOMENCLATURE:

Arnoldus clavatus Koteja, 2008: 29. Type data: BALTIC AMBER: male holotype and one paratype, which are inclusions in amber. Holotype male. Type depository: Krakow: Institute of Systematic and Experimental Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland; type no. KOT1063. Described: male. Illust.

GENERAL REMARKS: Description and illustration of adult male by Koteja (2008).

SYSTEMATICS: This species is known only from the male holotype and one paratype inclusions in Baltic amber (Koteja, 2008).

KEYS: Koteja 2008: 28 (male) [Species of Arnoldus].

CITATIONS: Koteja2008 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 29].