Electromethes
TaxonElectromethes
AuthorityKazantsev, 2012
Subdivision ranksOther species
Subdivision
  • Electromethes kazantsevi
    Alekseev, 2025

Electromethes is an extinct genus of beetle closely resembling members of the family Omethidae. It existed in what is now Lithuania during the Eocene epoch. It was described by Sergey V. Kazantsev in 2012, and contains the species Electromethes alleni, which was found within Baltic amber.[1]

References

  1. ^ Sergey V. Kazantsev (2012). "New omethid and lampyrid taxa from the Baltic Amber (Insecta: Coleoptera)". Zootaxa. 3186: 59–63. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3186.1.5