Ajkaelater Szabó et al. 2022 (click beetle)

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

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Type: Ajkaelater merkli

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Ajka amber (NHMUS/MTM collection) (Cretaceous of Hungary)

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