scholarly journals On the Nosodendridae from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar (Coleoptera: Nosodendroidea)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5082 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-244
Author(s):  
YAN-DA LI ◽  
ERIK TIHELKA ◽  
LOÏC DAHAN ◽  
DI-YING HUANG ◽  
CHEN-YANG CAI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Fossil Record ◽  
Burmese Amber ◽  
Three New Species

Nosodendridae is a small polyphagan beetle family with a sparse fossil record. Herein, the fossil Nosodendridae from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (ca. 99 Ma) are systematically reviewed. Nosodendron cretaceum Deng et al. is transferred into Archaenosodendron Li & Cai gen. nov., as A. cretaceum (Deng et al.) comb. nov., primarily based on the morphology of prosternum. Three new species of Archaenosodendron from Burmese amber, A. explanatum Li & Cai sp. nov., A. remotidens Li & Cai sp. nov., and A. angulare Li & Cai sp. nov., are also described and illustrated. A key to nosodendrid genera and species from Burmese amber is provided.  

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. 

Hidden diversity of small predators: new thorny lacewings from mid-Cretaceous amber from northern Myanmar (Neuroptera: Rhachiberothidae: Paraberothinae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 157 (7) ◽  
pp. 1149-1175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Nakamine ◽  
Shûhei Yamamoto ◽  
Yui Takahashi
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Northern Hemisphere ◽  
Morphological Variation ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Fossil Record ◽  
Morphological Structure ◽  
Burmese Amber ◽  
Size Number ◽  
Fossil Records

AbstractThorny lacewings (Rhachiberothidae) are currently distributed only within Africa, whereas they are prevalent in the fossil record of various Cretaceous ambers across the Northern Hemisphere, with a handful of the fossil records from some Eocene European ambers. Four rhachiberothid species in four extinct genera are known from the mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar. Here, we report further examples of the remarkable palaeodiversity of this group from the same amber deposit, adding the four new fossil genera and seven new species: Acanthoberotha cuspis gen. et sp. nov., Astioberotha falcipes gen. et sp. nov., Stygioberotha siculifera gen. et sp. nov., Uranoberotha chariessa gen. et sp. nov., Creagroparaberotha cuneata sp. nov., Micromantispa galeata sp. nov. and M. spicata sp. nov. Based on a series of well-preserved specimens, we discuss the fine details of the raptorial forelegs and genital segments, which may be important for elucidating the phylogenetic relationships among genera. Our findings reveal an unexpectedly diverse assemblage of thorny lacewings in the Cretaceous System, highlighting the morphologically diverse rhachiberothids in Burmese amber. The discovery of seven additional rhachiberothid species in Myanmar amber suggests the potential for much higher diversity and abundance of the Cretaceous rhachiberothids than previously documented. Furthermore, morphological variation in the raptorial forelegs was found to be extremely diverse among the Burmese amber paraberothines, especially in terms of the size, number and shape of spines (or spine-like setae) on the inner edges of protibia, and the morphological structure of the probasitarsus.

scholarly journals The Weevil Fauna Preserved in Burmese Amber—Snapshot of a Unique, Extinct Lineage (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)

Diversity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dave Clarke ◽  
Ajay Limaye ◽  
Duane McKenna ◽  
Rolf Oberprieler
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Light Microscopy ◽  
Fossil Record ◽  
Ct Scanning ◽  
High Magnification ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Burmese Amber ◽  
Critical Gap ◽  
Selection Of

Only a few weevils have been described from Burmese amber, and although most have been misclassified, they show unusual and specialised characters unknown in extant weevils. In this paper, we present the results of a study of a much larger and more diverse selection of Burmese amber weevils. We prepared all amber blocks to maximise visibility of structures and examined these with high-magnification light microscopy as well as CT scanning (selected specimens). We redescribe most previously described taxa and describe 52 new species in 26 new genera, accompanied by photographs. We compare critical characters of these weevils with those of extant taxa and outline the effects of distortion on their preservation and interpretation. We conclude that only two weevil families are thus far represented in Burmese amber, Nemonychidae and a newly recognised family, Mesophyletidae, which appears closely related to Attelabidae but cannot be accommodated in this family. The geniculate antennae and long rostrum with exodont mandibles of most Mesophyletidae indicate that they were highly specialised phytophages of early angiosperms preserved in the amber, likely ovipositing in flowers or seeds. This weevil fauna appears to represent an extinct mid-Cretaceous ecosystem and fills a critical gap in the fossil record of weevils.

A new species of Cormopsocidae from Burmese amber (Psocodea; Trogiomorpha)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
MARINA HAKIM ◽  
DANY AZAR ◽  
DI-YING HUANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Fossil Record ◽  
Burmese Amber ◽  
A New Species

Recently established, Cormopsocidae Yoshizawa & Lienhard, 2020 is an extinct psocodean trogiomorphan family, with its fossil record from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. To date, this family comprises a total of three species: Cormopsocus groehni Yoshizawa & Lienhard, 2020, Cormopsocus neli Hakim et al., 2021 and Cormopsocus perantiqua (Cockerell, 1919).

Discovery of a new stonefly genus with three new species from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Plecoptera: Perlidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4378 (4) ◽  
pp. 573 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZHI-TENG CHEN ◽  
BO WANG ◽  
YU-ZHOU DU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Burmese Amber ◽  
First Report ◽  
Three New Species

A new fossil stonefly genus of the subfamily Acroneuriinae Klapálek, 1914 (Plecoptera: Perlidae), Largusoperla gen. nov. is reported based on three well-preserved specimens in mid-Cretaceous amber from northern Myanmar. Three new species of this new genus, L. acus sp. nov, L. flata sp. nov and L. arcus sp. nov. are described and illustrated. This is the first report of stonefly specimens from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. The taxonomic placement of the new genus is discussed. 

Prosolierius, a new mid-Cretaceous genus of Solieriinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) with three new species from Burmese amber

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 124-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret K. Thayer ◽  
Alfred F. Newton ◽  
Stylianos Chatzimanolis
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Burmese Amber ◽  
Three New Species

New phlebotomine flies from Burmese amber (Diptera : Psychodidae : Phlebotominae)

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 81-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Ain Malak ◽  
Youmna Salamé ◽  
Dany Azar
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
Early Cretaceous ◽  
Taxonomic Position ◽  
Sand Flies ◽  
Burmese Amber ◽  
The Past ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Extinct Genus

For long time the age of Burmese amber was debatable. Recently this material was finally dated as Late Albian-Early Cenomanian. We describe herein three new species of psychodid sandflies (Phlebotomites grimaldii,P. neli, andP. burmaticus) belonging to the extinct genusPhlebotomites, known to date only from the Early Cretaceous amber of Lebanon. These new taxa are characterized, described, illustrated and their taxonomic position is discussed. This discovery is very interesting for the understanding of the evolution of this group, as it allows concluding that this extinct genus of sand flies was widespread and well diversified in the past, and lasted at least for thirty million years.

Vespids from the mid-Cretaceous with club-shaped antennae provide new evidence about the intrafamiliar relationships of Vespidae

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiong Wu ◽  
Hongru Yang ◽  
Chungkun Shih ◽  
Dong Ren ◽  
Yunyun Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Burmese Amber ◽  
Sister Clade ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
New Evidence

Abstract Three new species of wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) from mid-Cretaceous Myanmar (Burmese) amber, with club-shaped antennae, are assigned to Archaeovespa gen. nov. and provide morphological information for new phylogenetic analyses of Vespidae. Phylogenetic results suggest that Archaeovespa has more affinities with Masarinae than with Protovespinae and, along with Masarinae, composes the sister clade to Polistinae, Eumeninae, Vespinae and Stenogastrinae. New findings indicate that the antennal morphologies of Vespidae diversified significantly during or before the mid-Cretaceous.

The first fossil buprestids from the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of China (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2745 (1) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
XIAOXIONG PAN ◽  
HUALI CHANG ◽  
DONG REN ◽  
CHUNGKUN SHIH
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Middle Jurassic ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Fossil Record ◽  
New Genus ◽  
First Record ◽  
Jiulongshan Formation ◽  
Three New Species

A new genus with three new species of fossil Buprestidae, Sinoparathyrea bimaculata gen. et sp. nov., S. gracilenta sp. nov., and S. robusta sp. nov., from the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of Inner Mongolia, China, are described. This is the earliest fossil record of buprestids in China and it is also the first record of buprestids from the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of China.

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