A new species of Burmalestes Tomaszewska & lipiski from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber (Coleoptera: Endomychidae)

Zootaxa. 2023 Dec 29;5396(1):105-111. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5396.1.15.

Abstract

The second species of the extinct genus Burmalestes Tomaszewska & lipiski, B. jingruoyaae Li & Cai sp. nov., is reported from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber of northern Myanmar. The new species shares characters with both Burmalestes (antennomere 5 elongate and procoxae subcontiguous) and Cretaparamecus Tomaszewska et al. (protibiae toothed and pronotum without basolateral sulci), providing valuable information on the morphological variability of this group.

MeSH terms

  • Amber
  • Animals
  • Coleoptera* / anatomy & histology
  • Fossils
  • Head / anatomy & histology

Substances

  • Amber