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Description of Cretoctesis conchimillanae gen. et sp. nov. Larva from Burmese Amber (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

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The larva of Cretoctesis conchimillanae gen. et sp. nov. from Burmese amber of Cenomanian (Middle Cretaceous) age is described. The new taxon belongs to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Polycestinae, tribe Polyctesini. It is the first formally described fossil larva of the family and the third species of the subfamily for the Cretaceous. Cretoctesis places the origin of the tribe Polyctesini in the Middle Cretaceous, them being the first taxon in the fossil record for the tribe.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

To Dr. Reyes Peña Santiago and the technical research services from the University of Jaén (Spain) for the realization of the photographs of the holotype. To Dr. Mark. G. Volkovitsh from Zoological Institute RAS (Russia) for the information provided on the morphology of Bellamyina larvae.

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Francisco Molino-Olmedo Description of Cretoctesis conchimillanae gen. et sp. nov. Larva from Burmese Amber (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Paleontol. J. 57 (Suppl 3), S262–S267 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030123600063

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