A new tribe, genus and species of weevil, Rhamphophorus legalovii gen. et sp. nov., (Coleoptera, Nemonychidae, Rhamphophorini tribe nov.) in Burmese amber

With over 4,600 species distributed worldwide, the net-winged beetles belong among the most speciose elateroid lineages. Despite this, beetles of the family Lycidae are rare in the fossil record. A new genus and species of Lycidae, Cretolycus praecursor gen. et sp. nov., is herein described based on a single specimen preserved in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Cretolycus praecursor represents the second known lycid from the Mesozoic. A new tribe, Cretolycini trib. nov., is erected for the species, characterised by 11-segmented filiform antennae, 3-segmented labial palpi with an enlarged apical palpomere, and elytra without costae. A catalogue of fossil net-winged beetles is appended.

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A NEW WEEVIL TRIBE, MEKORHAMPHINI TRIB. NOV. (COLEOPTERA, ITHYCERIDAE) WITH TWO NEW GENERA IN BURMESE AMBER

Biological Bulletin of Bogdan Chmelnitskiy Melitopol State Pedagogical University ◽

10.15421/201683 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 157-164 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

G. O. Poinar ◽

A. E. Brown ◽

A. A. Legalov

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Taxa ◽

New Genera ◽

Burmese Amber ◽

Two New Species ◽

New Tribe

A new tribe, Mekorhamphini trib. n., two new genera Mekorhamphus gen. n. and Habropezus gen. n. and two new species (M. gyralommus sp. n. and H. plaisiommus sp. n.) are described from Burmese amber. The new tribe resembles the tribe Mesophyletini but differs from the latter by possessing contiguous procoxal cavities and very wide elytra with regular striae. From the tribe Anchineini, it differs by the contiguous procoxal cavities, precoxal portion of the prosternum elongated, and swollen trochanters. The new taxa can be distinguished from modern Carini by having antennae attached near the middle of the rostrum, an elongated precoxal portion of the prosternum and enlarged trochanters.

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First tergal structures for the fossil stonefly genus Largusoperla (Plecoptera: Perlidae): a new species and a new tribe of Acroneuriinae

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4462.2.11 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4462 (2) ◽

pp. 296 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

ZHI-TENG CHEN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Adult Male ◽

Male Adult ◽

Male Specimen ◽

Burmese Amber ◽

New Tribe ◽

A New Species

Based on a well-preserved adult male specimen from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber, a new species of the fossil stonefly genus Largusoperla Chen et al. 2018, L. crassus sp. nov. is described. The male holotype exhibits asymmetrical paraprocts and conspicuous tergal characters, previously unknown for the genus. A new tribe of Acroneuriinae, Largusoperlini trib. nov. is proposed for this male adult based on the presence of these newly observed tergal characters.

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New genus and species of subfamily Trinodinae (Coleoptera, Polyphaga, Dermestidae) from Lowermost Eocene French amber

Zoosystematica Rossica ◽

10.31610/zsr/2010.19.1.54 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 54-69

Author(s):

A.G. Kirejtshuk ◽

J. Háva ◽

A. Nel

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Genus ◽

Short Review ◽

New Genus And Species ◽

New Tribe ◽

Fossil Records

In the paper six new species of the genus Oisenodes gen. nov. (Dermestidae, Trinodinae, Trinodini) are described: O. azari sp. nov., O. clavatus sp. nov., O. gallicus sp. nov., O. metepisternalis sp. nov., O. oisensis sp. nov. and O. transversus sp. nov. A new tribe Trinoparvini Hava, trib. nov. is established for the recent genus Trinoparvus Háva, 2004. Short review of known fossil records of the subfamily Trinodinae is given.

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First description of the male of Cretaconiopteryx grandis Liu & Lu, 2017 (Neuroptera: Coniopterygidae) from the Cretaceous Burmese amber

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4674.4.7 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4674 (4) ◽

pp. 482-490 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

HONGYU LI ◽

BO WANG ◽

XINGYUE LIU

Keyword(s):

Male Genitalia ◽

Upper Cretaceous ◽

Sister Group ◽

Sister Group Relationship ◽

Burmese Amber ◽

Representative Species ◽

First Time

The male of Cretaconiopteryx grandis Liu & Lu, 2017, which is the only representative species of the extinct dustywing subfamily Cretaconiopteryginae, is described for the first time from the Upper Cretaceous Burmese amber. The male genitalia, well preserved in the examined specimen, show a number of plesiomorphic characters, which support the sister group relationship between Coniopterygidae and the rest of extant lacewing families.

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