A new genus and species of the paraneopteran family Archipsyllidae in mid-Cretaceous amber of Myanmar

Zootaxa. 2016 Apr 25;4105(5):483-90. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4105.5.4.

Abstract

Paraneoptera is a group of orders, representing one of the highly diverse clades of winged insects. Paleozoic and Mesozoic fossil paraneopterans include a few primitive species, which are significant for understanding the early evolution of Paraneoptera. Here we report a new genus and species, namely Burmopsylla maculata gen. et sp. nov. from the mid-Cretaceous (ca. 99 Myr) amber of Myanmar. The new genus belongs to the family Archipsyllidae by having hindwing similar to forewing (shape, size and venation), presence of forewing ra-rp, rp-m and cua-cup crossveins, two-branched R, four-branched M, and four-segmented tarsus. The new species represents the second species of Archipsyllidae in Cretaceous Burmese amber.

MeSH terms

  • Amber / chemistry*
  • Animal Distribution
  • Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
  • Animal Structures / growth & development
  • Animals
  • Body Size
  • Female
  • Fossils / anatomy & histology
  • Insecta / anatomy & histology
  • Insecta / classification*
  • Insecta / growth & development
  • Male
  • Myanmar
  • Organ Size

Substances

  • Amber