Author:
Kundrata Robin,Prosvirov Alexander S.,Long Roger,Packova Gabriela
Abstract
Abstract. 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 Cretopachyderes burmitinus 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 Cretopachyderes gen. nov. and tentatively place it to subfamily Agrypninae
close to extant genus Pachyderes Guérin-Méneville, 1829.
Funder
Russian Science Foundation
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