Abstract
Two new species of soldier beetles of the subfamily Malthininae, Mimoplatycis alekseevi sp. nov., from East Baltic amber, and M. perkovskyi sp. nov., from Rovno amber, are described. A checklist and an identification key to Mimoplatycis are presented, with four species from Baltic (Danish and East Baltic) and one from Rovno amber.
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