Electotreta
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Electotreta is an extinct genus of firefly closely resembling Ototretinae from the Eocene Epoch. It was described by Sergey V. Kazantsev in 2012, and the type species is Electotreta rasnitsyni. It was found within Baltic amber.[1]
References[]
- ^ Sergey V. Kazantsev (2012). "New omethid and lampyrid taxa from the Baltic Amber (Insecta: Coleoptera)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3186: 59–63.
Categories:
- Eocene insects
- Lampyridae genera
- Prehistoric beetle genera
- Prehistoric insects of Europe
- Fossil taxa described in 2012