Authentic Dominican Fossil
Coleoptera Dytiscidae (Diving Beetle)
Very Nice Specimens
One is complete and totally covered by the amber
Second one have a leg reaching slightly the surface
Amber Piece have some fractures
16.3 x 7.0 x 6.1mm - 2.22Ct

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Authentic Dominican Amber Fossil
Coleoptera Dytiscidae – Diving Beetle
Body of Dytiscids is oval, convex, smooth, hardly keratinized. The Antennae are long, filiform; the maxillary palps are very short. Hind legs are long, flattened with a fringe of hairs. Dytiscids are good swimmers and live in diverse aquatic habitats raging from the edges of lakes and streams to small ponds. They also occur in the tanks formed by the leaves of canopy bromeliads.
Rare Coleoptera Specimen - Highly Collectible
Clear & Solid Amber Piece
18.2 x 11.5 x 5.2mm - 3.78Ct

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