A new species of prionoceridae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea) from the Eocene of British Columbia, Canada

Annales Zoologici

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 689-693

  Lawrence, John F ^a   Archibald, S Bruce ^b   Ślipiński, Adam ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Cleroidea; Eocene; Hat creek coal formation; New genus; New species; Prionoceridae

Indexed keywords

CLEROIDEA; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; MELYRIDAE;

EID: 62149126173     PISSN: 00034541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/000345408X396620     Document Type: Article

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