Baltelater is an extinct genus of elaterid found in Baltic amber. Its type species is B. bipectinatus.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Genus: | †Baltelater Kundrata et. al., 2020 |
| Type species | |
| Baltelater bipectinatus Kundrata et. al., 2020
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References
edit- ^ Kundrata, Robin; Bukejs, Andris; Prosvirov, Alexander S.; Hoffmannova, Johana (19 November 2020). "X-ray micro-computed tomography reveals a unique morphology in a new click-beetle (Coleoptera, Elateridae) from the Eocene Baltic amber". Scientific Reports. 10 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-020-76908-3. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7677381. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via PubMed.