A New Species of <i>Radula</i> (Radulaceae, Porellales) From Mid-Cretaceous Kachin Amber. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe liverwort genus Radula, one of the largest genera within the order Porellales, is phylogenetically isolated and widely distributed, with many species thriving as epiphytes in diverse ecosystems. Fossil records of Radula are scarce, particularly those
Song X, Ye W, Wang Z.
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<i>Zavoticus yini</i> gen. et sp. nov., a New Euaesthetine Rove Beetle From Mid-Cretaceous Kachin Amber (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe describe and illustrate Zavoticus yini gen. et sp. nov., a fossil beetle of Euaesthetinae (Staphylinidae) from mid‐Cretaceous Kachin amber, and evaluate its phylogenetic placement based on morphological characters.
Li YD +4 more
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New Species of Babinskaiidae (Insecta: Neuroptera) From the Mid‐Cretaceous of Myanmar and the Morphological Divergence of the Family Across the Cretaceous [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionBabinskaiidae is an extinct lacewing family, only known from the Cretaceous, of the superfamily Myrmeleontoidea, currently comprising 22 species in 16 genera.
Xiumei Lu +3 more
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New wasps of †Falsiformicidae from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera ResearchTwo new species of the family †Falsiformicidae Rasnitsyn, 1975, Siccibythus robustus sp. nov. and Siccibythus aristovi sp. nov., are described from the mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber based on three well-preserved specimens.
Zhen Wang +4 more
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A New Genus of Praeaulacidae (Hymenoptera: Evanioidea) from Mid-Cretaceous Kachin Amber: Insights into a Putative New Praeaulacinae Subclade [PDF]
InsectsA new praeaulacid genus and species, Azygdellitha nova gen. et sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on a male specimen from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber from Hukawng Valley, Myanmar.
Jingtao Yang +4 more
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Discovery of the Genus Anapleus Horn, 1873 from Cretaceous Kachin Amber (Coleoptera: Histeridae) [PDF]
Insects, 2022 For the first time, an extant histerid genus Anapleus Horn, 1873 is described from a specimen found in mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber. Anapleus kachinensis sp. nov.
Rixin Jiang +2 more
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Systematics and Palaeoecology of Three New Acrocarpous Mosses from the Mid-Cretaceous of Kachin, Myanmar [PDF]
PlantsThe mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber deposit from northern Myanmar is currently a promising locality for reconstructing Cretaceous bryophyte floras. However, the vast majority of bryophyte fossils reported from Kachin amber are epiphytic leafy liverworts of ...
Zhen-Zhen Tan +4 more
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A True Bug with a True but Unique Chela in 100 Million-Year-Old Amber [PDF]
InsectsGrasping appendages in representatives of the group Insecta are usually of the sub-chelate (jackknifing) type. Only rarely do chelate appendages occur: Carcinothrips (Thysanoptera), Dryinidae (Hymenoptera), and Carcinocorini (Heteroptera).
Carolin Haug +4 more
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A Cretaceous sap beetle with specialized mandibles (Coleoptera : Nitidulidae) [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceSap beetles (Nitidulidae) are species-rich, highly diverse, widely distributed and exhibit varied food habits. However, studies on nitidulids in Kachin amber are scarce, particularly those involving nitidulids with specialized mandibles.
Qian Zhao +3 more
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Zoologia (Curitiba)A new genus and species of Limnichidae, Serrathroscinus majaechi gen. et sp. nov., is described from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber of Myanmar. While sharing a typical appearance with other members of Cephalobyrrhinae, Serrathroscinus is distinctive within ...
Yan-Da Li, Di-Ying Huang, Chen-Yang Cai
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