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【新属的发现与分类地位】 在巴西大西洋森林的昆虫调查中,研究者发现了一组特殊的Ochodaeidae(金龟总科)甲虫,据此建立新属Atlantochodaeus。该属被归入Ochodaeini族,主要依据其小型上颚(mandibles)和触角梗节(pedicel)、短小后角略圆的小盾片(scutellum),以及雌性具有生殖突(gonostyle)等特征 ...
Most attach to the seafloor by a fleshy stalk called a pedicel. Having survived all five major mass extinction events, including the Permian-Triassic extinction that eliminated approximately 96% of ...