Fossil History of Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera; Platypodidae) with Description of a New Genus from Dominican Amber
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
Description of New Fossil Taxa of Platypodidae
4. Fossil Ambrosia Beetles Review
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Legalov, A.A.; Poinar, G.O., Jr. Fossil History of Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera; Platypodidae) with Description of a New Genus from Dominican Amber. Diversity 2023, 15, 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15010045
Legalov AA, Poinar GO Jr. Fossil History of Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera; Platypodidae) with Description of a New Genus from Dominican Amber. Diversity. 2023; 15(1):45. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15010045
Chicago/Turabian StyleLegalov, Andrei A., and George O. Poinar, Jr. 2023. "Fossil History of Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera; Platypodidae) with Description of a New Genus from Dominican Amber" Diversity 15, no. 1: 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15010045
APA StyleLegalov, A. A., & Poinar, G. O., Jr. (2023). Fossil History of Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera; Platypodidae) with Description of a New Genus from Dominican Amber. Diversity, 15(1), 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15010045