Revisiting the <i>Raractocetus</i> Fossils from Mesozoic and Cenozoic Amber Deposits (Coleoptera: Lymexylidae)

Revisiting the <i>Raractocetus</i> Fossils from Mesozoic and Cenozoic Amber Deposits (Coleoptera: Lymexylidae)

The fossils once assigned to <i>Raractocetus</i> Kurosawa from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic amber deposits differ from extant <i>Raractocetus</i> in the longer elytra, the more strongly projecting metacoxae, and the hind wing with vein 2A forked. Thus, these fossils should be re...

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Main Authors: Yan-Da Li, David Peris, Shûhei Yamamoto, Yun Hsiao, Alfred F. Newton, Chen-Yang Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
Atractocerinae
<i>Cretoquadratus</i>
Kachin amber
ambrosia beetle
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/9/768

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