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Issue: Vol. 5284 No. 1: 10 May 2023
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2023-05-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5284.1.10
Page range: 192-200
Abstract views: 346
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Oncelytris esquamatus gen. et sp. nov. from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)

State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy; Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Nanjing 210008; China
State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy; Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Nanjing 210008; China
State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy; Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Nanjing 210008; China; Bristol Palaeobiology Group; School of Earth Sciences; University of Bristol; Life Sciences Building; Tyndall Avenue; Bristol BS8 1TQ; UK
Coleoptera Lucanidae stag beetles

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