New mesozoic Ithyceridae beetles (Coleoptera)

Abstract

A new subfamily, Mongolocarinae subfam. nov. of the family Ithyceridae, from the Middle-Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous of Asia is described. It includes five genera with five species: Palaeocar gen. nov. (with P. princeps sp. nov.), Mongolocar gen. nov. ( M. orcinus sp. nov.), Praecar gen. nov. ( P. stolidus sp. nov.), Karacar gen. nov. ( M. contractus sp. nov.), and Baissacar gen. nov. ( B. passarius sp. nov.).