Li YDA, Huang DIY, Cai CY. A new species of Burmalestes Tomaszewska & lipiski from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber (Coleoptera: Endomychidae).
Zootaxa 2023;
5396:105-111. [PMID:
38220977 DOI:
10.11646/zootaxa.5396.1.15]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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.
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