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A larva of Alecton discoidalis (Insecta: Coleoptera: Lampyridae) eats Oleacina (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
... that larvae of
Cuban
endemic
firefly
Alecton discoidalis
attack
land snails
(pictured)
?
... that the only known specimen of the
extinct
planthopper
Glisachaemus jonasdamzeni
is preserved with a parasitic
mite
?
... that
cycloids
are believed to have been driven to
extinction
when
crabs
spread across their territory?
... that the
extinct
trapdoor spiders
Baltocteniza
and
Electrocteniza
were both identified from specimens in
Baltic amber
?
... that the only known
specimen
of the
extinct
spider
Palaeoperenethis
is in the
Royal Ontario Museum
?
... that the extinct
planthopper
Tainosia quisqueyae
was named for the
Taíno people
and
Hispaniola
?