The first scarabaeid beetle (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae) described from the Mesozoic (Late-Cretaceous) of Africa
A full description is given of the first scarabaeid beetle documented from the Mesozoic (Late Cretaceous) of Africa (Orapa, Botswana). Brief and partial descriptions of this beetle have appeared in two previous review papers of fossils from the Orapa Diamond Mine. This work represe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2016-06-01
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Series: | African Invertebrates |
Online Access: | https://africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/article/8416/ |