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Groehnaltica batophiloides, a new genus and species of flea-beetles (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae) from Baltic amber, described using X-ray microtomography

  • 1. Institute of Life Sciences and Technologies, Daugavpils University, VienĂ®bas Str. 13, Daugavpils, Latvia.
  • 2. Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum,1 William Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia. chris.reid@austmus.gov.au; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7165-3023
  • 3. Department of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 Coppito-L'Aquila, Italy. maurizio.biondi@univaq.it; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2190-7376

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Bukejs, Andris, Reid, Chris A. M., Biondi, Maurizio (2020): Groehnaltica batophiloides, a new genus and species of flea-beetles (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae) from Baltic amber, described using X-ray microtomography. Zootaxa 4859 (3): 397-408, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4859.3.5

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