<i>Cretopachyderes</i> gen. nov., a new remarkable click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber
<p>Although the Mesozoic Era played an important role in the evolution and diversification of Elateridae, the Cretaceous click-beetle fauna remains very poorly known. Here we describe <i>Cretopachyderes burmitinus</i> gen. et sp. nov. based on a single specimen from the mid-Cretace...
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| author | R. Kundrata A. S. Prosvirov R. Long R. Long G. Packova |
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| description | <p>Although the Mesozoic Era played an important role in the
evolution and diversification of Elateridae, the Cretaceous click-beetle
fauna remains very poorly known. Here we describe <i>Cretopachyderes burmitinus</i> gen. et sp. nov. based on
a single specimen from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. This species is
remarkable for its extremely long posterior angles of pronotum, which is a
unique character among fossil Elateridae. We discuss the diagnostic
characters of <i>Cretopachyderes</i> gen. nov. and tentatively place it to subfamily Agrypninae
close to extant genus <i>Pachyderes</i> Guérin-Méneville, 1829.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f90e06fa45442009d78610a5809686d2024-01-02T15:27:17ZengPensoft PublishersFossil Record2193-00662193-00742021-11-012434735510.5194/fr-24-347-2021<i>Cretopachyderes</i> gen. nov., a new remarkable click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amberR. Kundrata0A. S. Prosvirov1R. Long2R. Long3G. Packova4Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, 17. listopadu 50, 77146, Olomouc, Czech RepublicDepartment of Entomology, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1/12, 119234, Moscow, RussiaMyanmar Amber Museum, 136 37th Street, 1143, Yangon, Myanmarprivate address: 7305 Crape Myrtle Way, Sarasota, Florida 34241, USADepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, 17. listopadu 50, 77146, Olomouc, Czech Republic<p>Although the Mesozoic Era played an important role in the evolution and diversification of Elateridae, the Cretaceous click-beetle fauna remains very poorly known. Here we describe <i>Cretopachyderes burmitinus</i> gen. et sp. nov. based on a single specimen from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. This species is remarkable for its extremely long posterior angles of pronotum, which is a unique character among fossil Elateridae. We discuss the diagnostic characters of <i>Cretopachyderes</i> gen. nov. and tentatively place it to subfamily Agrypninae close to extant genus <i>Pachyderes</i> Guérin-Méneville, 1829.</p>https://fr.copernicus.org/articles/24/347/2021/fr-24-347-2021.pdf |
| spellingShingle | R. Kundrata A. S. Prosvirov R. Long R. Long G. Packova <i>Cretopachyderes</i> gen. nov., a new remarkable click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber Fossil Record |
| title | <i>Cretopachyderes</i> gen. nov., a new remarkable click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber |
| title_full | <i>Cretopachyderes</i> gen. nov., a new remarkable click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber |
| title_fullStr | <i>Cretopachyderes</i> gen. nov., a new remarkable click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Cretopachyderes</i> gen. nov., a new remarkable click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber |
| title_short | <i>Cretopachyderes</i> gen. nov., a new remarkable click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber |
| title_sort | i cretopachyderes i gen nov a new remarkable click beetle coleoptera elateridae agrypninae from the mid cretaceous burmese amber |
| url | https://fr.copernicus.org/articles/24/347/2021/fr-24-347-2021.pdf |
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