Is the Carboniferous †Adiphlebia lacoana really the "oldest beetle"? Critical reassessment and description of a new Permian beetle family
Béthoux recently identified the species †Adiphlebia lacoana Scudder from the Carboniferous of Mazon Creek, Ill., USA as the oldest beetle. The fossils bear coriaceous tegmina with pseudo-veins allegedly aligned with "rows of cells" as they occur in Permian beetles and extant Archostemata....
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2012-10-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201204-0016_Is_the_Carboniferous_dagger_Adiphlebia_lacoana_really_the_oldest_beetle_Critical_reassessment_and_descripti.php |