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New Fossil Beetles of the Family Elateridae from the Jehol Biota of China (Coleoptera: Polyphaga)
Author(s) -
Huali CHANG,
Dong REN
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
acta geologica sinica ‐ english edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1755-6724
pISSN - 1000-9515
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2008.tb00573.x
Subject(s) - yixian formation , cretaceous , china , biology , ecology , paleontology , zoology , geography , mesozoic , archaeology , structural basin
Two new species of elaterids assigned to two new genera with intriguing fossa on prosternum are described and illustrated: Bilineariselater foveatus gen. et sp. nov. and Curtelater wui gen. et sp. nov. from the Upper Jurassic‐Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of western Liaoning, China. The origin of the clicking mechanism in these beetles and the systematic position of the two genera are briefly discussed.