†Ajkaelater Szabó et al. 2022 (click beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae
Full reference: M. Szabó, R. Kundrata, J. Hoffmannova, T. Németh, E. Bodor, I. Szenti, A. S. Prosvirov, A. Kukovecz, and A. 2022. The first mainland European Mesozoic click‑beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae) revealed by X‑ray micro‑computed tomography scanning of an Upper Cretaceous amber from Hungary. Scientific Reports 12(24)
Parent taxon: Elaterinae according to M. Szabó et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Agriotini, Ampedini, Cebrionini, Crioraphes, Elaterini, Megapenthini, Melanotini, Physorhinini
Subtaxa: Ajkaelater merkli
Type: Ajkaelater merkli
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Ajka amber (NHMUS/MTM collection) (Cretaceous of Hungary)
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