An unusual elateroid lineage from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)
Abstract We here report a new elateroid, Anoeuma lawrencei Li, Kundrata and Cai gen. et sp. nov., from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Though superficially similar to some soft-bodied archostematans, Anoeuma could be firmly placed in the polyphagan superfamily Elateroidea based on the hind wing venati...
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Main Authors: | Yan-Da Li, Robin Kundrata, Gabriela Packova, Di-Ying Huang, Chen-Yang Cai |
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Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/7193cddf399c4210b5a1646aae2d6c35 |
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