Antarctotrechus

Antarctotrechus; Temporal range: Miocene，15.97–11.608 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Fossil specimens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Antarctotrechus
Species:	A. balli
Binomial name
	Antarctotrechus balli; Ashworth & Erwin, 2016

Antarctotrechus balli, with a proposed vernacular name of Ball's Antarctic tundra beetle (in honor of the beetle scientist George Ball), is a long-extinct beetle that used to inhabit the temperate climate of what is now Antarctica. It was less than a centimeter long, believed to be dark brown in color, and existed during the mid-Miocene period, between 14 and 20 million years ago.[1][2]

References

Rebecca Hersher (30 November 2016). "Antarctic Beetle Species Discovery Doubles As Birthday Gift To Scientists' Mentor". NPR.
Ashworth, Allan C.; Erwin, Terry L. (2016). "Antarctotrechus balli sp. n. (Carabidae, Trechini): the first ground beetle from Antarctica". ZooKeys. 635: 109–122. doi:10.3897/zookeys.635.10535. PMC 5126512.

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[1] Rebecca Hersher (30 November 2016). "Antarctic Beetle Species Discovery Doubles As Birthday Gift To Scientists' Mentor". NPR.

[2] Ashworth, Allan C.; Erwin, Terry L. (2016). "Antarctotrechus balli sp. n. (Carabidae, Trechini): the first ground beetle from Antarctica". ZooKeys. 635: 109–122. doi:10.3897/zookeys.635.10535. PMC 5126512.