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The first described fossil species of Litargus Erichson (Coleoptera: Mycetophagidae) from Eocene Baltic amber examined with X-ray microtomography, and new records of Crowsonium succinium Abdullah, 1964

  • 1. Kaliningrad Regional Amber Museum, Marshal Vasilevskii Square 1, Kaliningrad, 236016, Russia.
  • 2. Andrzej Myrcha Nature Center, University of Białystok, ul. Ciołkowskiego 1J, 15-245 Białystok, Poland.
  • 3. Institute of Life Sciences and Technologies, Daugavpils University, Vienîbas 13, Daugavpils, LV-5401, Latvia. kr.kairiss@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2329-1122

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Alekseev, Vitalii I., Kupryjanowicz, Janusz, Kairišs, Kristaps, Bukejs, Andris (2020): The first described fossil species of Litargus Erichson (Coleoptera: Mycetophagidae) from Eocene Baltic amber examined with X-ray microtomography, and new records of Crowsonium succinium Abdullah, 1964. Zootaxa 4768 (3): 405-414, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4768.3.7

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