Protoluciola albertalleni gen.n., sp.n., a new Luciolinae firefly (Insecta: Coleoptera: Lampyridae) from Burmite amber

2015/12/01 by С. В. Казанцев, S. V. Kazantsev · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Biology #Firefly protocol #Fossil Insects in Amber #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Lampyridae #Plant and animal studies #Zoology

paper · pdf · doi:10.15298/rusentj.24.4.02

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Abstract

DESCRIPTION. Male. Alate, flattened, elongate. Head relatively small, transverse

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