New species ofElectribiusCrowson 1973 (Coleoptera: Artematopodidae) from Baltic amber

Three new species of the genusElectribiusCrowson 1973 (Coleoptera: Artematopodidae),E. friederichi, E. balticus, andE. procerus are described from the Baltic amber. The characters separating the extant and fossil species ofElectribius are summarised in a key. A list of the known extant and fossil species of Artematopodidae sensuLawrence (1995) with synonyms and remarks on the geographical distribution is provided. The distribution of the members of the family and the identical morphological specializations of the fossil and extant species ofElectribius suggest that the taxon formerly had a much wider distribution and is relatively old. The possibility that the Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous generaSinoelateriumPing 1928and ArtematopoditesPonomarenko 1990 represent early members of the Artematopodidae is discussed.