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Baltelater

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Baltelater
Temporal range: Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Genus: Baltelater
Kundrata et. al., 2020
Type species
Baltelater bipectinatus
Kundrata et. al., 2020

Baltelater is an extinct genus of elaterid found in Baltic amber. Its type species is B. bipectinatus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kundrata, Robin; Bukejs, Andris; Prosvirov, Alexander S.; Hoffmannova, Johana (19 November 2020). "X-ray micro-computed tomography reveals a unique morphology in a new click-beetle (Coleoptera, Elateridae) from the Eocene Baltic amber". Scientific Reports. 10 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-020-76908-3. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7677381. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via PubMed.