A new species of dance fly (Diptera, Empidoidea, Atelestidae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. 104660
Author(s):  
Sihang Zhang ◽  
Sanping Xie ◽  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Bing Wang ◽  
Peng Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Burmese Amber ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Dance Fly

A new species and genus of Alienopteridae (Blattodea) from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4941 (4) ◽  
pp. 580-586
Author(s):  
XIN-YU CHEN ◽  
HUA-CHUAN ZHANG ◽  
XIAOXIAO SHI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Fossil Record ◽  
Posterior Part ◽  
Batesian Mimicry ◽  
Burmese Amber ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
A New Species

Eminespina burma gen. et sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on a female embedded in Cretaceous Burmese amber of Cenomanian age. Autapomorphic are three unique spines distributed anterior quarter of pronotum from longer posterior part. The new evidence of Batesian mimicry in the insect fossil record is briefly discussed. 

New data on gastropod genus Hirsuticyclus (Caenogastropoda, Cyclophoridae) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber

2021 ◽  
pp. SP521-2021-127
Author(s):  
Tingting Yu
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Morphological Diversity ◽  
First Record ◽  
Land Snail ◽  
Generic Diagnosis ◽  
Burmese Amber ◽  
New Material ◽  
A New Species

AbstractThe genus Hirsuticyclus Neubauer, Xing & Jochum, 2019 was the first record of an exceptionally preserved land snail with dense periostracal hairs from mid-Cretaceous Kachin (Burmese) amber. Here we document four newly-discovered shells from Kachin amber, one belonging to the type species Hirsuticyclus electrum Neubauer, Xing & Jochum, 2019 and the remaining three shells belonging to a new species, Hirsuticyclus canaliculatus sp. nov. Well-preserved morphological characteristics of these two species could be clearly demonstrated under light microscopy combined with modern micro-CT scans with computer 3D reconstructions. Our new material of the type species amends the generic diagnosis based on a better-preserved shell including the peristome and operculum. The new species shows distinctive shell characteristics such as numerous spiral keels and a flaring, folded peristome interrupted by two canals. These excellently preserved fossils contribute to our understanding of the morphological diversity and evolution of these ancient members of cyclophoroids.

A New Species of the Genus Amberophytum Yu, Slipinski et Pang, 2019 (Coleoptera: Cerophytidae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese Amber

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
George O. Poinar, Jr. ◽  
Fernando E. Vega ◽  
Andrei A. Legalov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Convex Body ◽  
Burmese Amber ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

In this article, a new species of the genus Amberophytum Yu, Slipinski et Pang, 2019 of the family Cerophytidae from mid- Cretaceous Burmese amber is described and illustrated. The new species, A. maculatum s.n. differs from A. birmanicum Yu, Slipinski et Pang, 2019 in the smaller body size, shorter metatarsomere 1, and more convex body. A key to the species of the genus Amberophytum is presented.

A new species of Burmacader Heiss & Guilbert, 2013 from Cretaceous Burmese amber (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Tingidae)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 030-033
Author(s):  
ERNST HEISS ◽  
ERIC GUILBERT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Burmese Amber ◽  
A New Species

From Cretaceous Burmese amber, six genera with 12 species are described to date from the plant bug family Tingidae: Burmacader Heiss & Guilbert, 2013 (2 species); Cucullitingis Du & Yao, 2018 (1 species); Paraphatnomacader Guilbert & Heiss, 2018 (1 species); Spinitingis Heiss & Guilbert, 2018 (1 species); Tingiometra Heiss, Golub & Popov, 2015 (4 species); Tingiphatnoma Guilbert & Heiss, 2019 (3 species). (Du & Yao, 2018; Golub & Heiss, 2020; Guilbert & Heiss, 2018; Heiss, Golub & Popov, 2015; Heiss & Guilbert 2013, 2018, 2019; Maksoud, Azar & Huang, 2019; Ross, 2019).

Spiroplasma burmanica sp. nov. (Spiroplasmataceae: Mollicutes) from a Fossil Plant Louse (Psylloidea: Sternorrhyncha) in mid-Cretaceous Burmese Amber

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 157-163
Author(s):  
George Poinar
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Cavity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Fossil Plant ◽  
Burmese Amber ◽  
Body Shapes ◽  
A New Species

A new species of spiroplasmid, Spiroplasma burmanica sp. nov. (Mollicutes: Entomoplasmatales: Spiroplasmataceae) is described from the body cavity of a fossil plant louse (Psylloidea: Sternorrhyncha) in Burmese amber.  The new species is pleomorphic with body shapes varying from oval to helical.  The majority of the helical cells occur in the head, thorax (including leg cavities) and abdomen of the fossil psyllid.   The association between S. burmanica and the psyllid is considered to be a case of symbiosis, similar to extant relationships.  This discovery of the first fossil spiroplasmid shows that psyllids carried these microorganisms some 100 million years ago.

Zorotypus hukawngi sp. nov., a Fossil Winged Zoraptera (Insect) in Burmese Amber

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4571 (2) ◽  
pp. 263
Author(s):  
XIN-YU CHEN ◽  
GUI-FEN SU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Burmese Amber ◽  
Insect Order ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the insect order Zoraptera, Zorotypus hukawngi sp. n., is described and figured based on one not well-preserved specimen in mid-Cretaceous amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. Compared to known extinct zorapterans, the new species is readily distinguished by characters of the mesonotum, wings, and the spination of the metafemur and metatibia. 

THE AQUATIC DANCE FLY FAUNA OF A SUBARCTIC RIVER SYSTEM IN QUÉBEC, WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF HEMERODROMIA (DIPTERA: EMPIDIDAE)

1985 ◽  
Vol 117 (11) ◽  
pp. 1379-1386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Landry ◽  
P.P. Harper
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Aquatic Insects ◽  
River System ◽  
James Bay ◽  
Baseline Study ◽  
Hydroelectric Project ◽  
Emergence Patterns ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Dance Fly ◽  
Made In

AbstractAs part of a preimpoundment baseline study in the James Bay Hydroelectric Project in Northwestern Québec, systematic collections of aquatic insects were made in 1974 and 1975 in lakes and streams of the Rivière du Castor drainage. The aquatic Empididae are reported on here: they comprise 12 species, one of which is new (Hemerodromia fibrina n. sp.). Except for the boreal Metachela albipes, the fauna is remarkably temperate in character and composition. Emergence patterns are similar, though foreshortened, to those observed in southern Québec, and there are no bivoltine species. Most species are lotic and many thrive in fast waters (Neoplasm scapularis, Roederiodes recurvatus), but there is nevertheless a distinct lacustrine fauna (H. fibrina and perhaps also Chelifera rastrifera). The bog stations harbored only the widespread Chelifera palloris.

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