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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:59, 23 August 2015 (UTC)

Burmacoccus

 * ... that the fossil male Burmacoccus scale insect has a transparent abdomen showing its testes?


 * Reviewed: unicoloured blackbird
 * Comment: Reviewed unicoloured blackbird

Created by Kevmin (talk). Self-nominated at 22:06, 11 August 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol voting keep.svg AGF for source that is behind a paywall. The article was created on the date of submission, it is long enough, and within policy. The hook is cited via an inline citation. The hook is under 200 characters, and QPQ is satisfied. I know nothing about the subject, but perhaps it would make sense to re-phrase the hook to inform readers that there is only one extant specimen of this insect? The phrase "fossil male" sounds a bit confusing to me -- perhaps the hook can say something like, "... that the only existing male fossil of the Burmacoccus scale insect has ..." or "... that a fossilized specimen of the male Burmacoccus scale insect has ..."? Otherwise, this is good to go. -- Notecardforfree (talk) 20:32, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Since the genus/species is only known from the single fossil, it would seem to only be more confusing to use the tern extant.-- Kev min  § 13:31, 21 August 2015 (UTC)