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Electromethes

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Electromethes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Omethidae
Genus: Electromethes
Kazantsev, 2012

Electromethes is an extinct genus of beetle closely resembling members of the family Omethidae. It existed in what is now Lithuania during the Eocene epoch. It was described by Sergey V. Kazantsev in 2012, and contains the species Electromethes alleni, which was found within Baltic amber.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Sergey V. Kazantsev (2012). "New omethid and lampyrid taxa from the Baltic Amber (Insecta: Coleoptera)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3186: 59–63. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3186.1.5.