†Cretoathous Zhao et al. 2025 (click beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae
Full reference: W. Zhao, A. Ślipiński, and Y. Wang. 2025. Taxonomic names, in Cretoathous gen. nov., a new click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dendrometrinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Annales Zoologici 75:455-474
Parent taxon: Dendrometrinae according to W. Zhao et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Dendrometrini, Dimini, Oxynopterini, Plastocerini, Prosternini, Selatosomini
Subtaxa: Cretoathous serratus
Type: Cretoathous serratus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (CNU collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)
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