The Siphloplecton jaegeri species group is established here for three extinct species, namely for the earlier described Siphloplecton jaegeri Demoulin, 1968, and for two new species from Eocene Baltic amber, Siphloplecton landolti sp. nov. and Siphloplecton studemannae sp. nov. Based on the well-preserved specimens of these species, a diagnosis is provided for the newly established species group. Representatives of the S. jaegeri species group are characterized by the presence of large, medially contiguous eyes, stout pointed setae along the outer margin of the foretibia, three intercalaries in the cubital field of the forewing, and elongated penis lobes, which are apically triangular or rounded, medially contiguous, and with a V-shaped cleft apically. Further new specimens of the S. jaegeri species group are documented that cannot be attributed to species level due to their poor preservation. Finally, a key to male adults of fossil species of Siphloplecton is given.

Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences Institute of Entomology Branišovská 31 37005 České Budějovice Czech Republic Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences České Budějovice Czech Republic

Department of Entomology Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History Rosenstein 1 70191 Stuttgart Germany Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart Germany

Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology University of Łódź Banacha 12 16 90237 Łódź Poland University of Łódź Łódź Poland

Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science 10115 Berlin Germany Museum für Naturkunde Berlin Germany

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