2018 in paleoentomology

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2018 in paleoentomology is a list of new fossil insect taxa that were described during the year 2018, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleoentomology that were scheduled to occur during the year.

Newly named taxa[edit]

Coleopterans[edit]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Type Location Notes Images

Acalyptopygus[1]

Gen. et 4 sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Aepyceratinae. The type species is A. brevicornis; genus also includes A. lingziae, A. elongatus and A. astriatus.

Acalyptopygus brevicornis

Allostrophus[2]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Hsiao et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Tetratomidae. Genus includes new species A. cretaceus.

Amberocula[3]

Gen. et 3 sp. nov

Valid

Batelka, Engel & Prokop

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Ripiphoridae. The type species is A. muelleri; genus also includes A. costata and A. fallax.

Amplectister[4]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Caterino & Maddison

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Histeridae. The type species is A. tenax.

Amplectister tenax

Aphelonyssus[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is A. latus.

Apotomoura[5]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bao et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Tenebrionoidea belonging to the new family Apotomouridae. Genus includes new species A. fortiscrura.

Archaeoheilus[6]

Gen. et 2 sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A weevil. The type species is A. scudderi; genus also includes new species A. ovalis, as well as A. packardii (Scudder, 1893), A. provectus (Scudder, 1876), A. deleticius (Scudder, 1893) and A. lacoei (Scudder, 1893).

Ataenius damzeni[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bukejs & Alekseev

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A species of Ataenius.

Atomaria saxonica[8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lyubarsky & Perkovsky

Late Eocene

Bitterfeld amber

 Germany

A species of Atomaria.

Autosilis annisettaekoppelae[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Damgaard

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Silinae.

Baltocoeliodes[10]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov & Bukejs

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A weevil belonging to the family Curculionidae and the tribe Ceutorhynchini. The type species is B. sontagae.

Baltocyba[11]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Prussian Formation
(Baltic amber)

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A member of the family Brentidae, the subfamily Apioninae and the tribe Rhadinocybini. The type species is B. electrinus.

Baltonanophyes[11]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Prussian Formation
(Baltic amber)

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A member of the family Brentidae, the subfamily Nanophyinae and the tribe Nanophyini. The type species is B. crassirostre.

Baltostigus striatipennis[12]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jałoszyński et al.

Late Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A scydmaenine rove beetle belonging to the supertribe Mastigitae.

Bowangius[1]

Gen. et 4 sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is B. cyclops; genus also includes B. tanaops, B. zhenuai and B. glabratus.

Burmalestes[13]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Tomaszewska & Ślipiński in Tomaszewska et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Endomychidae. Genus includes new species B. albertalleni.

Burmitoma[3]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Batelka, Engel & Prokop

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Ripiphoridae. The type species is B. nalae.

Burmocorynus[14]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

Originally described as a member of the family Belidae,[14] but subsequently transferred to the weevil family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae.[1] The type species is B. jarzembowskii Legalov (2018); genus also includes B. longus Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al. (2018).[1]

Burmomacer[14]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Nemonychidae. The type species is B. kirejtshuki.

Burmomiles[15]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Fanti, Damgaard & Ellenberger

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A soldier beetle. Genus includes new species B. willerslevorum.

Burmorhinus[16]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil, originally assigned to the subfamily Erirhininae and the tribe Arthrostenini; subsequently transferred to the weevil family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae.[1] Genus includes new species B. georgei Legalov (2018) and B. setosus Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al. (2018).[1]

Cacomorphocerus bentifabrici[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Damgaard

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Cantharinae.

Cacomorphocerus madseni[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Damgaard

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Cantharinae.

Cacomorphocerus wiszniewskii[17]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Kupryjanowicz

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A soldier beetle.

Calyptocis[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Aepyceratinae. The type species is C. brevirostris.

Calyptocis brevirostris

Cantharis hanswerneri[18]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kazantsev

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic region)

A species of Cantharis.

Cantharis hoffeinsorum[18]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kazantsev

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic region)

A species of Cantharis.

Cantharis mikkelsenorum[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Damgaard

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A species of Cantharis.

Cascomastigus minor[19]

Sp. nov

Valid

Yin, Cai & Huang

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Scydmaeninae.

Cetionyx[1]

Gen. et 3 sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is C. batiatus; genus also includes C. terebrans and C. ursinus.

Colon burmiticum[20]

Sp. nov

Valid

Yamamoto in Yamamoto & Takahashi

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Leiodidae belonging to the subfamily Coloninae.

Compsopsarus[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is C. reneae.

Cretaparamecus[13]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Tomaszewska, Ślipiński, Bai & Zhang in Tomaszewska et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Endomychidae. Genus includes new species C. tarsalis.

Cretohister[21]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zhou et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A member of Histeroidea belonging to the new family Cretohisteridae. Genus includes new species C. sinensis.

Cretohypsilara[22]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cai, Maier & Huang

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A riffle beetle. Genus includes new species C. parva.

Cretolestes[13]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Tomaszewska, Ślipiński & Ren in Tomaszewska et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Endomychidae. Genus includes new species C. niger.

Cretoparacucujus[23]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cai & Escalona in Cai et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Boganiidae belonging to the subfamily Paracucujinae. The type species is C. cycadophilus.

Cretozenodosus[24]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cai & Huang

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Cleroidea belonging to the family Thanerocleridae and the subfamily Zenodosinae. Genus includes new species C. fossilis.

?Cryptarcha subglobosa[25]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kirejtshuk & Nel

Paleocene

 France

Possibly a species of Cryptarcha.

Cyclaxyra cretacea[26]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wu, Li & Ding

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Cucujoidea belonging to the family Cyclaxyridae. Originally described as a species of Cyclaxyra; Gimmel et al. (2019) made it the type species of a separate genus Electroxyra.[27]

Cyrtocis[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is C. gibbus.

Debbia[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is D. gracilirostris.

Dignomus francescovitalii[28]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bukejs, Bellés & Alekseev

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea region)

A spider beetle.

Dinoharpalus martynovi[29]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko

Late Permian

Komarity Beds of the Salaraevo Formation

 Russia

A member of the family Permosynidae.

Dysanabatium aenaum[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bogri, Solodovnikov & Żyła

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Denmark

A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Paederinae.

Dysanabatium damgaardi[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bogri, Solodovnikov & Żyła

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Paederinae.

Dysanabatium johannesi[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bogri, Solodovnikov & Żyła

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Paederinae.

Dysanabatium kechrimparense[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bogri, Solodovnikov & Żyła

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Denmark
 Poland
 Russia
 Ukraine

A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Paederinae.

Echogomphus[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is E. viridescens.

Eduardoxenus[31]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov, Nazarenko & Perkovsky

Late Eocene

Rovno amber

 Ukraine

A member of the family Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Choraginae and the tribe Valenfriesiini. The type species is E. unicus.

Electrocis[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is E. dentitibialis.

Electrorubesopsis[32]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bai & Wang in Li et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Scarabaeidae. Genus includes new species E. beuteli.

Elwoodius[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

Junior homonym

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is E. conicops. The generic name is preoccupied by Elwoodius Colonnelli (2014); Clarke & Oberprieler (2019) coined a replacement name Zimmiorhinus.[33]

Erichia cretacea[34]

Sp. nov

Valid

Yu et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Limnichidae.

Eridanula[9]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Damgaard

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Cantharinae. The type species is E. susannaebierae.

Eudiagogus vossi[6]

Sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A weevil, a species of Eudiagogus.

Euroleptochromus setifer[12]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jałoszyński et al.

Late Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A scydmaenine rove beetle belonging to the supertribe Mastigitae.

Euroleptochromus tuberculatus[35]

Sp. nov

Valid

Yin & Cai

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea region)

A scydmaenine rove beetle belonging to the supertribe Mastigitae.

Euryepomus[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is E. lophomerus.

Extinctocentrinus[36]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A weevil belonging to the family Curculionidae. The type species is E. brevirostris.

Frankencupes[37]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko & Bashkuev

Middle Triassic (Anisian)

Röt Formation

 Germany

A member of Archostemata belonging to the family Permocupedidae. Genus includes new species F. ultimus.

Furcalabratum[38]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Poinar & Brown

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Kateretidae. Genus includes new species F. burmanicum.

Geraeus anvilis[36]

Sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A species of Geraeus.

Geraeus fossilis[36]

Sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A species of Geraeus.

Giltine[39]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev & Tomaszewska

Late Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A member of Coccinelloidea belonging to the family Anamorphidae. The type species is G. ampeensis.

Glaresis burmitica[40]

Sp. nov

Valid

Cai & Huang

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A species of Glaresis.

Globicornis groehni[41]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bukejs & Háva

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea region)

A species of Globicornis.

Gnomus[1]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is G. brevis; genus also includes G. spinipes.

Gollandia[42]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Makranczy, Yamamoto & Engel

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Oxytelinae, tentatively placed in the tribe Coprophilini. The type species is G. planata.

Gonodera baygushevae[43]

Sp. nov

Valid

Nabozhenko & Chigray

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea region)

A darkling beetle belonging to the subfamily Alleculinae.

Gramboale[39]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev & Tomaszewska

Late Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A member of Coccinelloidea belonging to the family Anamorphidae. The type species is G. prutenorum.

Guillermorhinus[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Nemonychidae and the subfamily Rhinorhynchinae. The type species is G. longitarsis.

Guillermorhinus longitarsis

Habropezus kimpulleni[1]

Sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae.

Habropezus ncoxatirostris[1]

Sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae.

Habropezus tenuicornis[1]

Sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae.

Hukawngichthyurus[44]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Ellenberger

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A soldier beetle. Genus includes new species H. kyawkhaingwini.

Hukawngius[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is H. crassipes.

Hydrobiites permianus[29]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko

Late Permian

Komarity Beds of the Salaraevo Formation

 Russia

A member of the family Permosynidae.

Hymenorus campbelli[45]

Nom. nov

Valid

Bouchard in Bousquet et al.

Miocene

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

A darkling beetle; replacement name for Hymenorus oculatus Doyen & Poinar (1994).

Juratelacrima[9]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Damgaard

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Cantharinae. The type species is J. ballingi.

Kekveus[46]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Yamamoto, Grebennikov & Takahashi

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Ptiliidae. Genus includes new species K. jason.

Kleinzaches[39]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev & Tomaszewska

Late Eocene

Bitterfeld amber

 Germany

A member of Coccinelloidea belonging to the family Anamorphidae. The type species is K. germanicianus.

Klesovia[47]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Petrov & Perkovsky

Eocene

Rovno amber

 Ukraine

A bark beetle. Genus includes new species K. pubescens.

Kuafu[48]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Yin et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

An ant-like stone beetle belonging to the stem group of the tribe Scydmaenini. Genus includes new species K. borealis.

Kuskaella bajerae[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Damgaard

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Malthininae.

Leptopezus[1]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is L. rastellipes; genus also includes L. barbatus.

Limodromus emetikos[49]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gamboa & Ortuño

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A ground beetle belonging to the tribe Platynini.

Lithogeraeus[36]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A weevil. The type species is L. greenriverensis.

Louwiocis[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is L. megalops.

Lycocerus christelae[18]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kazantsev

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic region)

A soldier beetle.

Lycocerus dentantennatus[18]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kazantsev

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic region)

A soldier beetle.

Malthinus rifbjergi[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Damgaard

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A species of Malthinus.

Malthodes aphidiphagus[50]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Michalski

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Poland

A species of Malthodes.

Malthodes henningseni[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Damgaard

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A species of Malthodes.

Malthodes meriae[51]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fanti

Eocene (Lutetian to Priabonian)

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A species of Malthodes.

Malthodes moellehavei[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Damgaard

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A species of Malthodes.

Markus[52]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Pankowski

Eocene (Lutetian to Priabonian)

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Silinae and the tribe Silini. The type species is M. karenae.

Malthodes (Malthodes) josephi[53]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Pankowski

Eocene (Priabonian)

Prussian Formation
(Baltic amber)

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A species of Malthodes.

Mekorhamphus beatae[1]

Sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae.

Mekorhamphus gracilipes[1]

Sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae.

Mekorhamphus poinari[1]

Sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae.

Mekorhamphus tenuicornis[1]

Sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae.

Menatoraea[25]

Gen. et 4 sp. nov

Valid

Kirejtshuk & Nel

Paleocene

 France

A sap beetle. The type species is M. typica; genus also includes M. angustitibialis, M. laticollis and M. gracilis.

Microzavaljus[54]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lyubarsky & Perkovsky

Eocene

Bitterfeld amber

 Germany

A member of the family Erotylidae belonging to the subfamily Xenoscelinae. The type species is M. saxonicum.

Miocenocylas[55]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Middle Miocene

Upper Freshwater-Molasse Formation

 Germany

A member of the family Brentidae belonging to the subfamily Cyladinae. Genus includes new species M. heeri.

Molliberus[56]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Peris & Fanti

Early Cretaceous (Albian)

 Spain

A soldier beetle known from amber from the Cave of El Soplao. Genus includes new species M. albae.

Multispinus[5]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bao et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Tenebrionoidea belonging to the new family Apotomouridae. Genus includes new species M. multispinosus.

Myanmarus[1]

Gen. et 4 sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is M. caviventris; genus also includes M. robustus, M. dentifer and M. diversiunguis.

Nicentrus curvirostris[36]

Sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A species of Nicentrus.

Nitoraeopsis[25]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kirejtshuk & Nel

Paleocene

 France

A sap beetle. Genus includes new species N. mixta.

Noergaardia[9]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Damgaard

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Cantharinae. The type species is N. dinae.

Nuegua[57]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Yin, Cai & Newton

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A glandulariine ant-like stone beetle. Genus includes new species N. elongata.

Nugatorhinus[1]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Aepyceratinae. The type species is N. chenyangi; genus also includes N. albomaculatus.

Nugatorhinus chenyangi

Ocriocis[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is O. binodosus.

Opeatorhynchus[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is O. comans.

Ornatomalthinus ruicheni[58]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hsiao & Huang

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A soldier beetle. Originally described as a species of Ornatomalthinus; Fanti (2018) transferred this species to the genus Sanaungulus.[59]

Orsunius electronefelus[60]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kypke & Solodovnikov

Eocene

Rovno amber

 Ukraine

A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Paederinae, tribe Lathrobiini and subtribe Medonina.

Oxycorynoides bucklowae[61]

Sp. nov

Valid

Legalov & Jarzembowski

Early Cretaceous (Barremian)

Upper Weald Clay Formation

 United Kingdom

A weevil belonging to the family Nemonychidae.

Palaecoryphus[39]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev & Tomaszewska

Late Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A member of Coccinelloidea belonging to the family Anamorphidae. The type species is P. viktori.

Palaeolycra[25]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kirejtshuk & Nel

Paleocene

 France

A sap beetle. Genus includes new species P. palaeocenica.

Palaeomallerus[36]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A weevil. The type species is P. longirostris.

Palaeomycetes[13]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Tomaszewska, Ślipiński & Ren in Tomaszewska et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Endomychidae. Genus includes new species P. foveolatus.

Palaeotylus[62]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Poinar, Vega & Legalov

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

Originally described as an ambrosia beetle; subsequently considered to be unlikely to belong to Curculionoidea by Clarke et al. (2018).[1] Genus includes new species P. femoralis.

Palmnickeneoceras[9]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Damgaard

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Cantharinae. The type species is P. ejersboi.

Pangusyndicus[63]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Yin, Zhou & Cai in Yin et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

An ant-like stone beetle. Genus includes new species P. excavatus.

Paraodontomma szwedoi[64]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jarzembowski, Wang & Zheng

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Ommatidae belonging to the tribe Brochocoleini.

Perapion rasnitsyni[6]

Sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A weevil, a species of Perapion.

Periosocerus[1]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is P. deplanatus; genus also includes P. crenulatus.

Perroudia manuherikia[65]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kaulfuss et al.

Early Miocene

Manuherikia Group

 New Zealand

A member of the family Brentidae.

Petalotarsus[1]

Gen. et 3 sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is P. oxycorynoides; genus also includes P. curculionoides and P. cylindricus.

Platychirus[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

Junior homonym

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Aepyceratinae. The type species is P. beloides. The generic name is preoccupied by Platychirus Agassiz (1846); Clarke & Oberprieler (2019) coined a replacement name Burmophyletis.[33]

Burmophyletis beloides

Platypelochares electricus[66]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Hernando, Szawaryn & Ribera

Eocene (Lutetian)

Baltic amber

Europe (Gdańsk Bay area)

A member of the family Limnichidae. Originally described as a species of Platypelochares, but subsequently made the type species of the separate genus Hernandochares.[67]

Plesiotoma[3]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Batelka, Engel & Prokop

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Ripiphoridae. The type species is P. alissae.

Podistra kloevedali[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Damgaard

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Cantharinae.

Poinarinius[68]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

An auger beetle belonging to the subfamily Dinoderinae. Genus includes new species P. burmaensis.

Ponomarenkium[69]

Nom. nov

Valid

Yan et al.

Late Permian

Newcastle Coal Measures

 Australia

A beetle of uncertain phylogenetic placement, assigned to the new family Ponomarenkiidae; a replacement name for Ponomarenkia Yan et al. (2017).

Praphennium[70]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Jałoszyński

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Scydmaeninae and the tribe Cephenniini. Genus includes new species P. carinatum.

Primocentron[6]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A weevil. The type species is P. wickhami.

Procleomenes gouverneuri[71]

Sp. nov

Valid

Vitali

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea region)

A longhorn beetle.

Propiestus[72]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Yamamoto, Caron & Bortoluzzi

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Piestinae. Genus includes new species P. archaicus.

Protoripidius[73]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cai, Yin & Huang

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Ripiphoridae and the subfamily Ripidiinae. Genus includes new species P. burmiticus.

Pseudochirotenon[6]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A weevil. The type species is P. eocaenicus.

Pseudochrysomelites dvinensis[29]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko

Late Permian

Komarity Beds of the Salaraevo Formation

 Russia

A member of the family Schizocoleidae.

Pseudophaops[6]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A weevil. The type species is "Otiorhynchus" perditus Scudder (1876).

Rhadinomycter[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is R. perplexus.

Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) maryae[53]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Pankowski

Eocene (Priabonian)

Prussian Formation
(Baltic amber)

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A species of Rhagonycha.

Rhagonycha nielsenae[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Damgaard

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A species of Rhagonycha.

Rhynchitomimus[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Aepyceratinae. The type species is R. chalybeus.

Rhynchitomimus chalybeus

Sanaungulus[15]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Fanti, Damgaard & Ellenberger

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A soldier beetle. Genus includes new species S. curtipennis and S. ghitaenoerbyae.

Scydmobisetia loebli[74]

Sp. nov

Valid

Yin, Zhou & Cai

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

An ant-like stone beetle.

Scydmobisetia mengjiae[74]

Sp. nov

Valid

Yin, Zhou & Cai

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

An ant-like stone beetle.

Seidlitzella hoffeinsorum[75]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kolibáč & Alekseev

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A member of the family Trogossitidae belonging to the tribe Gymnochilini.

Serangium gedanicum[76]

Sp. nov

Valid

Szawaryn & Szwedo

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A member of the family Coccinellidae.

Serangium twardowskii[76]

Sp. nov

Valid

Szawaryn & Szwedo

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A member of the family Coccinellidae.

Shixitomaria[8]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Lyubarsky & Perkovsky

Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian)

Shixi Formation

 China

A member of the family Cryptophagidae belonging to the subfamily Atomariinae; a new genus for "Atomaria" cretacea Cai & Wang (2013).

Sinochaetodus[77]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lu et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A member of the family Hybosoridae. Genus includes new species S. tridentatus.

Sinohybosorus[77]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lu et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A member of the family Hybosoridae. Genus includes new species S. cheni.

Sorodites[78]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kirejtshuk & Chetverikov

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A sap beetle. Genus includes new species S. angustipes.

Soronia menatensis[25]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kirejtshuk & Nel

Paleocene

 France

A sap beetle.

Spinotoma[79]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Hsiao & Huang

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Ripiphoridae belonging to the subfamily Pelecotominae. The type species is S. ruicheni.

Succinumanax[80]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bao, Rust & Wang

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A water-penny beetle belonging to the subfamily Eubrianacinae. Genus includes new species is S. birmaniasis.

Sucinorhagonycha samsockorum[53]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Pankowski

Eocene (Priabonian)

Prussian Formation
(Baltic amber)

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Cantharinae and the tribe Cantharini.

Symbiotes borussiaeorientalis[39]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev & Tomaszewska

Late Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A member of Coccinelloidea belonging to the family Anamorphidae.

Taimyraltica[81]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Nadein & Perkovsky

Late Cretaceous (Santonian)

Taimyr amber

 Russia

A leaf beetle belonging to the subfamily Galerucinae. Genus includes new species T. calcarata.

Tetracoleus aristovi[29]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko

Late Permian

Komarity Beds of the Salaraevo Formation

 Russia

A member of the family Asiocoleidae.

Tetracoleus meyeni[29]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko

Late Permian

Komarity Beds of the Salaraevo Formation

 Russia

A member of the family Asiocoleidae.

Tetracoleus vasilenkoi[29]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko

Late Permian

Komarity Beds of the Salaraevo Formation

 Russia

A member of the family Asiocoleidae.

Themus bennyianderseni[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fanti & Damgaard

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia
(Kaliningrad Oblast)

A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Cantharinae.

Tomoxia succinea[82]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bao et al.

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea region)

A species of Tomoxia.

Trichodesma fennosarmatica[83]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bukejs, Háva & Alekseev

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A species of Trichodesma.

Trochoideus koenigsbergicus[39]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev & Tomaszewska

Late Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A member of the family Endomychidae.

Trochoideus resinatissimus[39]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev & Tomaszewska

Late Eocene

Bitterfeld amber

 Germany

A member of the family Endomychidae.

Tunguskagyrus[84]

Gen. et sp. et comb. nov

Yan, Beutel & Lawrence

Permian (Changhsingian)

Lebedevskian Horizon

 Russia

A beetle of uncertain phylogenetic placement; originally described as a whirligig beetle, but subsequently argued to be a member of the family Triaplidae instead.[85] The type species is T. planus; genus might also include "Triaplus" sibiricus Volkov (2013),[85] though this species was also argued to be a member of the genus Tomiaplus instead.[86]

Tychtocoleus popovi[29]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko

Late Permian

Komarity Beds of the Salaraevo Formation

 Russia

A member of the family Permosynidae.

Vetatrecus[87]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Kypke et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Staphylininae and the tribe Othiini. Genus includes new species V. adelfiae and V. secretum.

Vetudasycerus[88]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cai et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Dasycerinae. Genus includes new species V. burmiticus.

Vetujinbrianax[89]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cai & Huang

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A water-penny beetle. Genus includes new species V. cretaceus.

Zemyna[13]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Tomaszewska in Tomaszewska et al.

Late Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A member of the family Endomychidae. Genus was originally named Laima Alekseev & Tomaszewska (2018);[39] however, this generic name turned out to be preoccupied by Laima Gravitis (1981). The type species is Z. andreei (Alekseev & Tomaszewska, 2018).

Dermapterans[edit]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Type Location Notes Images

Acanthodiplatys[90]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ren et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Diplatyidae. Genus includes new species A. leptocercus.

Brevicula maculata[91]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kelly, Ross & Jarzembowski

Early Jurassic (Sinemurian)

Charmouth Mudstone Formation

 United Kingdom

An earwig belonging to the family Protodiplatyidae.

Dimapteron[91]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kelly, Ross & Jarzembowski

Early Cretaceous (Berriasian)

Durlston Formation

 United Kingdom

An earwig, possibly a member of the family Dermapteridae. The type species is D. corami.

Hirtidiplatys[90]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ren et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Diplatyidae. Genus includes new species H. cardiophyllus.

Phanerogramma australis[91]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kelly, Ross & Jarzembowski

Late Triassic (Carnian)

Blackstone Formation

 Australia

An earwig, possibly a member of the family Dermapteridae.

Phanerogramma dunstani[91]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kelly, Ross & Jarzembowski

Late Triassic (Carnian)

Blackstone Formation

 Australia

An earwig, possibly a member of the family Dermapteridae.

Phanerogramma gouldsbroughi[91]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kelly, Ross & Jarzembowski

Rhaetian or Hettangian

 United Kingdom

An earwig, possibly a member of the family Dermapteridae.

Robustipygia[90]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ren et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Pygidicranidae. Genus includes new species R. calvata.

Trivenapteron[91]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kelly, Ross & Jarzembowski

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

 United Kingdom

An earwig of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is T. moorei.

Tytthodiplatys ortholabis[90]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ren et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Diplatyidae.

Valdopteron[91]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kelly, Ross & Jarzembowski

Early Cretaceous (Barremian)

Upper Weald Clay

 United Kingdom

An earwig, possibly a member of the family Dermapteridae. The type species is V. woodi.

Dictyopterans[edit]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Type Location Notes Images

Alienopterella[92]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kočárek

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A relative of Alienopterus. Genus includes new species A. stigmatica.

Alienopterix[93]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Mlynský, Vršanský & Wang in Vršanský et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A relative of Alienopterus[93] or a member of the family Cratovitismidae.[94] The type species is A. ocularis.

Apiblatta[93]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Barna & Bigalk in Vršanský et al.

Early Cretaceous (Albian)

Crato Formation

 Brazil

A relative of Alienopterus. The type species is A. muratai.

Burmantis hexispinea[95]

Sp. nov

Valid

Li & Huang

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A mantis.

Caputoraptor[96][97]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Bai, Beutel & Wipfler in Bai et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A relative of Alienopterus. The type species is C. elegans; genus also includes C. vidit Šmídová, Vršanský & Wang in Vršanský et al. (2018).[93]

Chimaeroblattina[93]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Barna in Vršanský et al.

Middle Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A relative of Alienopterus. The type species is C. brevipes.

Cratovitisma bechlyi[98]

Sp. nov

Valid

Podstrelená in Podstrelená & Sendi

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A beetle-like cockroach belonging to the family Umenocoleidae.

Cratovitisma cortexi[98]

Sp. nov

Valid

Sendi in Podstrelená & Sendi

Early Cretaceous

Lebanese amber

 Lebanon

A beetle-like cockroach belonging to the family Umenocoleidae.

Falcatusiblatta[99]

Gen. et 2 sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Liang, Shih & Ren

Middle and Late Jurassic

Daohugou Beds
Karabastau Svita

 China
 Kazakhstan

A cockroach belonging to the family Raphidiomimidae. Genus includes new species F. gracilis and F. qiandaohua, as well as "Rhipidoblattina" karatavica Vishniakova (1968).

Grant[93]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Aristov in Vršanský et al.

Middle Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A relative of Alienopterus. The type species is G. viridifluvius.

Meilia[93]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Vršanský et Wang in Vršanský et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A relative of Alienopterus. The type species is M. jinghanae.

Nodosigalea[100]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Li & Huang

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A cockroach belonging to the family Corydiidae. Genus includes new species N. burmanica.

Phyloblatta beijingensis[101]

Sp. nov

Valid

Huang et al.

Carboniferous-Permian

Taiyuan Formation

 China

A cockroach.

Piniblattella yixianensis[102]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gao, Shih & Ren in Gao et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A cockroach. Transferred to the genus Spinaeblattina by Hinkelman (2019).[103]

Teyia[93]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Vršanský, Mlynský & Wang in Vršanský et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A relative of Alienopterus. The type species is T. branislav Vršanský & Wang (2018); genus also includes T. huangi Vršanský, Mlynský & Wang (2018).

Vcelesvab[93]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Vršanský, Barna & Bigalk in Vršanský et al.

Early Cretaceous (Albian)

Crato Formation

 Brazil

A relative of Alienopterus. The type species is V. cratocretokrat.

Dipterans[edit]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Type Location Notes Images

Acartophthalmites willii[104]

Sp. nov

Valid

Pérez-de la Fuente, Hoffeins & Roháček

Eocene

Baltic amber

Baltic Sea coast, probably  Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A member of Opomyzoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement.

Alonchoptera[105]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Grimaldi

Early Cretaceous

 Lebanon

A member of the stem group of Lonchopteroidea. The type species is A. lebanica.

Archilimonia grauvogeliana[106]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lukashevich & Ribeiro

Middle Triassic (Anisian)

 France

An early member of Tipuloidea.

Archipleciomima germanica[107]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kopeć et al.

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

 Germany

A member of Mycetophiloidea.

Aschizomyia[105]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Grimaldi

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Syrphoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is A. burmensis.

Austroconops perrichoti[108]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dominiak, Szadziewski & Nel

Cretaceous (latest Albian-earliest Cenomanian)

 France

A member of the family Ceratopogonidae belonging to the subfamily Leptoconopinae.

Burmapeza[105]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Grimaldi

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Platypezidae. The type species is B. radicis.

Burmazelmira grimaldii[109]

Sp. nov

Valid

Arillo, Blagoderov & Peñalver

Early Cretaceous (Albian)

Maestrat Basin

 Spain

A member of Archizelmiridae.

Calvopeza[105]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Grimaldi

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Platypezidae. The type species is C. divergens.

Canadopeza[105]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Grimaldi

Late Cretaceous

 Canada

A member of the family Platypezidae. The type species is C. biacrosticha.

Chandleromyia[105]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Grimaldi

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Platypezidae. The type species is C. anomala.

Dacochile browni[110]

Sp. nov

Valid

Skibińska & Krzemiński

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Tanyderidae.

Dacochile poinari[110]

Sp. nov

Valid

Skibińska & Krzemiński

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Tanyderidae.

Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) colombiana[111]

Sp. nov

Valid

Krzemiński et al.

Colombian copal

 Colombia

A species of Dicranomyia.

Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) indica[112]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kania et al.

Early Eocene

Cambay amber

 India

A species of Dicranomyia.

Dicranomyia (Melanolimonia) kukulai[113]

Sp. nov

Valid

Krzemiński, Kania & Wojtoń

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A species of Dicranomyia.

Eodromyia[114]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Myskowiak, Garrouste & Nel

Early Eocene

Oise amber

 France

A member of the family Hybotidae. Genus includes new species E. pumilio.

Eoprocladius[115]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Szadziewski, Sontag & Dominiak

Eocene

Baltic amber

Baltic Sea region

A member of the family Chironomidae belonging to the subfamily Tanypodinae and the tribe Procladiini. Genus includes new species E. hoffeinsorum.

Eosciadocera pauciseta[105]

Sp. nov

Valid

Grimaldi

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea region)

A member of the family Phoridae belonging to the subfamily Sciadocerinae.

Gujaratomyia[116]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Giłka & Zakrzewska in Zakrzewska et al.

Early Eocene

Cambay amber

 India

A non-biting midge belonging to the tribe Tanytarsini. Genus includes new species G. miripes.

Helius spiralensis[117]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kania, Krzemiński & Arillo

Early Cretaceous

Álava amber

 Spain

A species of Helius.

Irwinimyia[118]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zhang et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Apsilocephalidae. Genus includes new species I. spinosa.

Langtonius[119]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lukashevich & Przhiboro

Early Cretaceous

Tsagan Tsab Formation

 Mongolia

A member of the family Chironomidae. Genus includes new species L. cynaricaudatus.

Lebanopeza[105]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Grimaldi

Early Cretaceous

 Lebanon

A member of the family Platypezidae. The type species is L. azari.

Libanosycorax[120]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Azar, Azar & Maksoud

Early Cretaceous

 Lebanon

A relative of members of the genus Sycorax. Genus includes new species L. dimyi.

Lindneromyia dominicana[105]

Sp. nov

Valid

Grimaldi

Miocene

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

A species of Lindneromyia.

Lindneromyia neomedialis[105]

Sp. nov

Valid

Grimaldi

Miocene

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

A species of Lindneromyia.

Lonchopterites burmensis[105]

Sp. nov

Valid

Grimaldi

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the stem group of Lonchopteroidea.

Macalpinomyia[121]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Li & Yeates

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Ironomyiidae. Genus includes new species M. jiewenae.

Mailotrichocera praedicta[122]

Sp. nov

Valid

Krzemińska & Lukashevich

Early Jurassic (possibly Sinemurian)

Dzil Formation

 Kyrgyzstan

A member of the family Trichoceridae.

Mesorhyphus ulrichi[107]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kopeć et al.

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

 Germany

A member of the family Anisopodidae.

Mesotipula slatteri[123]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kopeć

Early Jurassic

 United Kingdom

A member of Limoniidae.

Myanmarpsilocephala[118]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zhang et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Apsilocephalidae. Genus includes new species M. grimaldii.

Neuseptychoptera[124]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Szadziewski, Krynicki & Krzemiński

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

Tar Heel Formation

 United States

A member of Ptychopteridae belonging to the subfamily Eoptychopterinae. Genus includes new species N. carolinensis.

Oligopipiza[125]

Gen et sp. nov

Valid

Nidergras, Hadrava & Nel in Nidergas et al.

Oligocene

 France

A hoverfly. The type species is O. quadriguttata.

Palaeopetia dorsalis[105]

Sp. nov

Valid

Grimaldi

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Ironomyiidae.

Palaeopetia terminus[105]

Sp. nov

Valid

Grimaldi

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Ironomyiidae.

Proironia[105]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Grimaldi

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Ironomyiidae. The type species is P. gibbera; genus also includes P. burmitica.

Prophora[105]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Grimaldi

Late Cretaceous (Cenomianian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Phoridae of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is P. dimorion.

Prosyrphus[105]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Grimaldi

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A possible stem-hoverfly. The type species is P. thompsoni.

Serromyia errata[126]

Sp. nov

Valid

Szadziewski

Eocene

Bitterfeld amber

 Germany

A species of Serromyia; a new species established for the specimens originally assigned to the species Serromyia alphea (Heyden, 1870).

Similinannotanyderus zbigniewi[127]

Sp. nov

Valid

Skibińska & Krzemiński

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Tanyderidae.

Sylvicola baltica[128]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wojtoń, Kania & Kopeć

Eocene

Baltic amber

Baltic Sea region

A species of Sylvicola.

Sylvicola hoffeinsorum[128]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wojtoń, Kania & Kopeć

Eocene

Baltic amber
Bitterfeld amber

Baltic Sea region
 Germany

A species of Sylvicola.

Sylvicola punctata[128]

Sp. nov

Junior homonym

Wojtoń, Kania & Kopeć

Eocene

Baltic amber

Baltic Sea region

A species of Sylvicola. The name is preoccupied by Sylvicola punctatus (Fabricius, 1787); Hancock & Kania (2019) coined a replacement name Sylvicola harrisi.[129]

Tipula americana[130]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kania et al.

Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A species of Tipula.

Ugolyakia[131]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Perkovsky, Sukhomlin & Zelenkov

Late Cretaceous (Santonian)

Taimyr amber

 Russia

A black fly. Genus includes new species U. kaluginae.

Hemipterans[edit]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Type Location Notes Images

Anthoscytina daidaleos[132]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fu, Huang & Engel

Middle or Late Jurassic

Haifanggou Formation

 China

A froghopper belonging to the family Procercopidae.

Aphrastomedes[133]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Yamada & Yamamoto in Yamada, Yamamoto & Takahashi

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Cimicomorpha, probably belonging to the family Velocipedidae. Genus includes new species A. anthocoroides.

Archetingis[134]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Montagna et al.

Middle Triassic (Ladinian)

Meride Limestone

  Switzerland

A member of the family Tingidae. The type species is A. ladinica.

Archipedionis[135]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Dietrich & Thomas

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A leafhopper belonging to the subfamily Eurymelinae and the tribe Macropsini. The type species is A. obscurus.

Burmacader lativentris[136]

Sp. nov

Valid

Heiss & Guilbert

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Tingidae.

Camuracicada[137]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Moulds

Miocene (Serravallian)

 Croatia

A cicada; a new genus for "Cicada" aichhorni Heer (1853).

Chilamnestocoris[138]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lis, Lis & Heiss

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Cydnidae. Genus includes new species C. mixtus.

Criniverticillus[139]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lin, Yao & Ren

Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A relative of scale insects belonging to the family Weitschatidae. Genus includes new species C. longicumulus.

Cucullitingis[140]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Du & Yao

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Tingidae. The type species is C. biacantha.

Dachibangus[141]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Jiang, Szwedo & Wang

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A planthopper belonging to the family Mimarachnidae. Genus includes new species D. trimaculatus.

Dorytocus[142]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Emeljanov & Shcherbakov

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A planthopper belonging to the new family Dorytocidae. Genus includes new species D. ornithorhynchus.

Eoidiocerus[135]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Dietrich & Thomas

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A leafhopper belonging to the subfamily Eurymelinae and the tribe Idiocerini. The type species is E. emarginatus.

Fangyuania[143]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Chen, Szwedo & Wang in Chen et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A froghopper belonging to the family Sinoalidae. Genus includes new species F. xiai.

Hormatalis[144]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Węgierek & Wang in Węgierek et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

An aphid belonging to the family Isolitaphidae. Genus includes new species H. lancigerens.

Jaculistilus[145]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zhang, Ren & Yao

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A planthopper belonging to the family Mimarachnidae. Genus includes new species J. oligotrichus.

Leptopharsa antica[146]

Sp. nov

Valid

Golub & Heiss

Eocene or Miocene

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

A species of Leptopharsa.

Leptopharsa colombiana[146]

Sp. nov

Valid

Golub & Heiss

Colombian copal

 Colombia

A species of Leptopharsa.

Luanpingia daohugouensis[147]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fu, Cai & Huang

Middle or Late Jurassic

Daohugou Beds

 China

A froghopper belonging to the family Sinoalidae.

Paleopsalta[137]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Moulds

Miocene (Serravallian)

 Croatia

A cicada; a new genus for "Cicada" ungeri Heer (1853).

Phatnoma pulchra[146]

Sp. nov

Valid

Golub & Heiss

Eocene or Miocene

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

A member of the family Tingidae.

Prolavexillaphis[148]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Liu, Qiao & Yao in Liu et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

An aphid belonging to the family Juraphididae. Genus includes new species P. munditia.

Stictocercopis[149]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Fu & Huang

Jurassic (Callovian or Oxfordian)

Haifanggou Formation

 China

A froghopper belonging to the family Sinoalidae. The type species is S. wuhuaensis.

Tanyaulus[150]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Poinar

Cenomanian

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

An aphid belonging to the family Burmitaphidae. Genus includes new species T. caudisetula.

Hymenopterans[edit]

Name Novelty Status Authorship of new name Age Unit Type Location Notes Images

Amplicella minor[151]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kopylov

Early Cretaceous

 Russia

A member of the family Ichneumonidae.

Angarosphex saxosus[152]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zhang, Rasnitsyn & Zhang

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A member of Apoidea belonging to the family Angarosphecidae.

Apis (Synapis) dalica[153]

Sp. nov

Valid

Engel & Wappler in Engel et al.

Middle Miocene

Huazhige Formation

 China

A honey bee.

Aptenoperissus amabilis[154]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zhang et al.

Cenomanian

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A wasp belonging to the family Aptenoperissidae.

Aptenoperissus delicatus[154]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zhang et al.

Cenomanian

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A wasp belonging to the family Aptenoperissidae.

Aptenoperissus etius[155]

Sp. nov

Valid

Rasnitsyn & Öhm-Kühnle

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A wasp belonging to the family Aptenoperissidae.

Aptenoperissus formosus[154]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zhang et al.

Cenomanian

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A wasp belonging to the family Aptenoperissidae.

Aptenoperissus magnifemoris[155]

Sp. nov

Valid

Rasnitsyn & Öhm-Kühnle

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A wasp belonging to the family Aptenoperissidae.

Aptenoperissus pusillus[155]

Sp. nov

Valid

Rasnitsyn & Öhm-Kühnle

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A wasp belonging to the family Aptenoperissidae.

Aptenoperissus zonalis[156]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zhang & Rasnitsyn in Zhang, Rasnitsyn & Zhang

Cenomanian

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A wasp belonging to the family Aptenoperissidae.

Archaeocercus[157]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Simutnik & Perkovsky

Late Eocene

Rovno amber

 Ukraine

A member of the family Encyrtidae. Genus includes new species A. schuvachinae.

Auricleptes[158]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lucena & Melo

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A cuckoo wasp. Genus includes new species A. nebulosus.

Azanichrum[158]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lucena & Melo

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A cuckoo wasp. Genus includes new species A. pilosum.

Baeomorpha avamica[159]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gumovsky in Gumovsky, Perkovsky & Rasnitsyn

Late Cretaceous (late Santonian)

Kheta Formation
(Taimyr amber)

 Russia

A member of the family Rotoitidae.

Baeomorpha baikurenis[159]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gumovsky in Gumovsky, Perkovsky & Rasnitsyn

Cretaceous (late Albian–?early Cenomanian)

Ognevka Formation?
(Taimyr amber)

 Russia

A member of the family Rotoitidae.

Baeomorpha bianellus[159]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gumovsky in Gumovsky, Perkovsky & Rasnitsyn

Late Cretaceous (late Santonian)

Kheta Formation
(Taimyr amber)

 Russia

A member of the family Rotoitidae.

Baeomorpha caeleps[159]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gumovsky in Gumovsky, Perkovsky & Rasnitsyn

Late Cretaceous (late Santonian)

Kheta Formation
(Taimyr amber)

 Russia

A member of the family Rotoitidae.

Baeomorpha gracilis[159]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gumovsky in Gumovsky, Perkovsky & Rasnitsyn

Late Cretaceous (late Santonian)

Kheta Formation
(Taimyr amber)

 Russia

A member of the family Rotoitidae.

Baeomorpha ingens[159]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gumovsky in Gumovsky, Perkovsky & Rasnitsyn

Late Cretaceous (late Santonian)

Kheta Formation
(Taimyr amber)

 Russia

A member of the family Rotoitidae.

Baeomorpha popovi[159]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gumovsky in Gumovsky, Perkovsky & Rasnitsyn

Late Cretaceous (late Santonian)

Kheta Formation
(Taimyr amber)

 Russia

A member of the family Rotoitidae.

Baeomorpha quattorduo[159]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gumovsky in Gumovsky, Perkovsky & Rasnitsyn

Late Cretaceous (late Santonian)

Kheta Formation
(Taimyr amber)

 Russia

A member of the family Rotoitidae.

Baeomorpha quattoruno[159]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gumovsky in Gumovsky, Perkovsky & Rasnitsyn

Late Cretaceous (late Santonian)

Kheta Formation
(Taimyr amber)

 Russia

A member of the family Rotoitidae.

Baeomorpha yantardakh[159]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gumovsky in Gumovsky, Perkovsky & Rasnitsyn

Late Cretaceous (late Santonian)

Kheta Formation
(Taimyr amber)

 Russia

A member of the family Rotoitidae.

Baeomorpha zherikhini[159]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gumovsky in Gumovsky, Perkovsky & Rasnitsyn

Cretaceous (late Albian–?early Cenomanian)

Ognevka Formation?
(Taimyr amber)

 Russia

A member of the family Rotoitidae.

Bohartiura[158]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lucena & Melo

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A cuckoo wasp. Genus includes new species B. glabrata.

Brachysyntexis tenebrosa[160]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kopylov

MiddleLate Jurassic

 Kazakhstan

A member of the family Anaxyelidae.

Brachysyntexis tigris[160]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kopylov

MiddleLate Jurassic

 Kazakhstan

A member of the family Anaxyelidae.

Burmasega[158]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lucena & Melo

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A cuckoo wasp. Genus includes new species B. ammirabilis.

Burmasphex[161]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Melo & Rosa

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Apoidea belonging to the family Angarosphecidae. The type species is B. sulcatus; genus also includes B. pilosus.

Burminata[162]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Haas, Burks & Krogmann

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A chalcid wasp belonging to the new family Diversinitidae. The type species is B. caputaeria.

Burmusculus[163]

Gen. et 3 sp. nov

Valid

Zhang & Rasnitsyn in Zhang, Rasnitsyn & Zhang

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A wasp belonging to the group Pompiloidea. Genus includes new species B. nuwae, B. fuxii and B. shennongii.

Carinibus[164]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Spasojevic et al.

Early Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A member of the family Ichneumonidae. The type species is C. molestus.

Chifengilyda[165]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zheng & Chen

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A sawfly belonging to the family Xyelydidae. Genus includes new species C. robusta.

Colmepsiterona[166]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cockx & McKellar

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A wasp belonging to the family Crabronidae and the subfamily Pemphredoninae. Genus includes new species C. cumcarena.

Conostigmus talamasi[167]

Sp. nov

Valid

Mikó & Trietsch in Mikó et al.

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe
(Gdańsk Bay)

A species of Conostigmus.

Coptera anka[168]

Sp. nov

Valid

Krogmann, van de Kamp & Schwermann in van de Kamp et al.

Paleogene

Quercy Phosphorites Formation

 France

A member of the family Diapriidae.

Cretevania tenuis[169]

Sp. nov

Valid

Li et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Evanioidea.

Cretevania venae[169]

Sp. nov

Valid

Li et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A member of Evanioidea.

Cretosirex[170]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A horntail. Genus includes new species C. xiaoi.

Crusopimpla[171]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kopylov, Spasojevic & Klopfstein

Early Eocene

Tadushi Formation

 Russia

A member of the family Ichneumonidae. Genus includes new species C. tadushensis.

Curtevania[169]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Li et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Evanioidea. Genus includes new species C. enervia.

Dencyrtus[172]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Simutnik & Perkovsky

Late Eocene

Danish amber

 Denmark

A member of the family Encyrtidae. Genus includes new species D. vilhelmseni.

Dolichomitus? saxeus[171]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kopylov, Spasojevic & Klopfstein

Early Eocene

Tadushi Formation

 Russia

Possibly a species of Dolichomitus.

Dryinus maderai[173]

Sp. nov

Valid

Guglielmino et al.

Cenomanian

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Dryinidae.

Dryinus maderai

Diversinitus[162]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Haas, Burks & Krogmann

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A chalcid wasp belonging to the new family Diversinitidae. The type species is D. attenboroughi.

Electromyrmex wheeleri[174]

Sp. nov

Valid

Radchenko & Dlussky

Late Eocene

Baltic amber
Bitterfeld amber

Baltic Sea region
 Germany

Epyris moulyi[175]

Sp. nov

Valid

Falières & Nel

Early Eocene

Oise amber

 France

A species of Epyris.

Epyris neolongiceps[176]

Nom. nov

Valid

Azevedo in Azevedo et al.

Oligocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea region)

A species of Epyris; a replacement name for Calyoza longiceps Brues (1923).

Eupsenella neoeocenica[176]

Nom. nov

Valid

Ramos & Azevedo in Azevedo et al.

Eocene

Fushun amber

 China

A member of the family Bethylidae; a replacement name for Fushunochrysites eocenicus Hong (2002).

Eupsenella neohongi[176]

Nom. nov

Valid

Ramos & Azevedo in Azevedo et al.

Eocene

Fushun amber

 China

A member of the family Bethylidae; a replacement name for Sinibethylus eocenicus Hong (2002).

Exilaulacus[169]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Li et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Evanioidea. Genus includes new species E. loculatus and E. latus.

Fallomyrma anodonta[177]

Sp. nov

Valid

Radchenko & Dlussky

Late Eocene

Rovno amber

 Ukraine

An ant belonging to the subfamily Myrmicinae.

Fallomyrma marginata[177]

Sp. nov

Valid

Radchenko & Dlussky

Late Eocene

Rovno amber

 Ukraine

An ant belonging to the subfamily Myrmicinae.

Fallomyrma robusta[177]

Sp. nov

Valid

Radchenko & Dlussky

Late Eocene

Rovno amber

 Ukraine

An ant belonging to the subfamily Myrmicinae.

Glabiala[162]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Haas, Burks & Krogmann

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A chalcid wasp belonging to the new family Diversinitidae. The type species is G. barbata.

Heterobaissa[169]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Li et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A member of Evanioidea. Genus includes new species H. apetiola.

Ichninsum[164]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Spasojevic et al.

Early Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A member of the family Ichneumonidae. The type species is I. appendicrassum.

Kulbastavia grandis[160]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kopylov

MiddleLate Jurassic

 Kazakhstan

A member of the family Anaxyelidae.

Mesoclistus? yamataroti[164]

Sp. nov

Valid

Spasojevic et al.

Early Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A member of the family Ichneumonidae.

Mesornatus[178]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Spasojevic, Wedmann & Klopfstein

Eocene

Messel pit

 Germany

A member of the family Ichneumonidae of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is M. markovici.

Miracorium[158]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lucena & Melo

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A cuckoo wasp. Genus includes new species M. tetrafoveolatum.

Myanmarina[179]

Gen. et 4 sp. nov

Valid

Zhang & Rasnitsyn in Zhang et al.

Cenomanian

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Apocrita belonging to the superfamily Stephanoidea. The type species is M. lisu; genus also includes new species M. kachin, M. lahu[179] and M. jeannineae Li et al. (2018).[180]

Napakimyrma[181]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lapolla & Barden

Paleocene

Paskapoo Formation

 Canada

An ant belonging to the subfamily Aneuretinae. The type species is N. paskapooensis.

Newjersevania brevis[169]

Sp. nov

Valid

Li et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Evanioidea.

Newjersevania longa[169]

Sp. nov

Valid

Li et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Evanioidea.

Palaeortona[168]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Krogmann, van de Kamp & Schwermann in van de Kamp et al.

Paleogene

Quercy Phosphorites Formation

 France

A member of the family Diapriidae. The type species is P. quercyensis.

Parevania oculiseparata[182]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jennings et al.

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

A member of the family Evaniidae.

Peleproctus[183]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zhang et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A basal member of Proctotrupomorpha. Genus includes new species P. dolichurus.

Peleserphus[183]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Zhang et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A basal member of Proctotrupomorpha. The type species is P. brachyurus; genus also includes P. genalis.

Phanerotomella brevivena[184]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kittel

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe
(Baltic Sea region)

A member of the family Braconidae belonging to the subfamily Cheloninae.

Polyhelictes[178]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Spasojevic, Wedmann & Klopfstein

Eocene

Messel pit

 Germany

A member of the family Ichneumonidae of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is P. bipolarus.

Praeaulacus rectus[169]

Sp. nov

Valid

Li et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A member of Evanioidea.

Pristomyrmex archaios[185]

Sp. nov

Valid

Radchenko & Dlussky

Eocene

Bitterfeld amber

 Germany

An ant, a species of Pristomyrmex.

Pristomyrmex elmesi[185]

Sp. nov

Valid

Radchenko & Dlussky

Eocene

Rovno amber

 Ukraine

An ant, a species of Pristomyrmex.

Proleptothorax[186]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Radchenko, Dlussky & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Rovno amber

 Ukraine

An ant. Genus includes new species P. primitivus.

Rhyssella vera[178]

Sp. nov

Valid

Spasojevic, Wedmann & Klopfstein

Eocene

Messel pit

 Germany

A member of the family Ichneumonidae, a species of Rhyssella.

Scambus fossilobus[178]

Sp. nov

Valid

Spasojevic, Wedmann & Klopfstein

Eocene

Messel pit

 Germany

A member of the family Ichneumonidae, a species of Scambus.

Scambus? mandibularis[164]

Sp. nov

Valid

Spasojevic et al.

Early Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A member of the family Ichneumonidae.

Scambus? parachuti[164]

Sp. nov

Valid

Spasojevic et al.

Early Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A member of the family Ichneumonidae.

Seneciobracon[187]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Engel & Huang in Engel et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Braconidae. The type species is S. novalatus.

Seneciobracon novalatus

Sinuevania[169]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Li et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Evanioidea. Genus includes new species S. mira.

Taimyromorpha[159]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Gumovsky in Gumovsky, Perkovsky & Rasnitsyn

Late Cretaceous (late Santonian)

Kheta Formation
(Taimyr amber)

 Russia

A member of the family Rotoitidae. Genus includes new species T. pusilla.

Trigonator[178]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Spasojevic, Wedmann & Klopfstein

Eocene

Messel pit

 Germany

A member of the family Ichneumonidae belonging to the subfamily Labeninae. The type species is T. macrocheirus.

Trjapitzion[188]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Simutnik in Simutnik & Perkovsky

Late Eocene

Rovno amber

 Ukraine

A member of the family Encyrtidae. Genus includes new species T. cylindrocerus.

Trymectus[164]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Spasojevic et al.

Early Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A member of the family Ichneumonidae; a new genus for "Tryphon" amasidis Cockerell & LeVeque (1931).

Versolabrum[189]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Burks & Krogmann in Burks, Krogmann & Heraty

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe
(Baltic Sea region)

A member of the family Pteromalidae. Genus includes new species V. coriaceum.

Vitimosphex vividus[152]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zhang, Rasnitsyn & Zhang

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A member of Apoidea belonging to the family Angarosphecidae.

Xanthopimpla messelensis[178]

Sp. nov

Valid

Spasojevic, Wedmann & Klopfstein

Eocene

Messel pit

 Germany

A member of the family Ichneumonidae belonging to the subfamily Pimplinae and the tribe Pimplini.

Xanthopimpla messelensis

Xanthopimpla praeclara[178]

Sp. nov

Valid

Spasojevic, Wedmann & Klopfstein

Eocene

Messel pit

 Germany

A member of the family Ichneumonidae belonging to the subfamily Pimplinae and the tribe Pimplini.

Xenomorphia[168]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Krogmann, van de Kamp & Schwermann in van de Kamp et al.

Paleogene

Quercy Phosphorites Formation

 France

A member of the family Diapriidae. The type species is X. resurrecta; genus also includes X. handschini.

Mecopterans[edit]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Type Location Notes Images

Bittacus lepiduscretaceus[190]

Sp. nov

Valid

Li et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A hangingfly, a species of Bittacus.

Eomerope eonearctica[191]

Sp. nov

Valid

Archibald & Rasnitsyn

Eocene (Ypresian)

 Canada

A member of the family Eomeropidae.

Eomerope simpkinsae[191]

Sp. nov

Valid

Archibald & Rasnitsyn

Eocene (Ypresian)

Allenby Formation

 Canada

A member of the family Eomeropidae.

Gigaphlebia[192]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Soszyńska-Maj et al.

Jurassic

Dzil Formation
Jiulongshan Formation
Karabastau Svita

 China
 Kazakhstan
 Kyrgyzstan

A member of the family Orthophlebiidae. Genus includes "Orthophlebia" riccardii Petrulevičius & Ren (2012), "Orthophlebia" grandis Martynov (1927) and "Mesopanorpa" palmaris Martynova (1948).

Hongchoristites[193]

Nom. nov

Valid

Hernández

Middle Triassic

Tongchuan Formation

 China

A member of the family Permochoristidae; a replacement name for Choristites Hong (2005).

Longiphlebia[192]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Soszyńska-Maj et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A member of the family Orthophlebiidae. Genus includes "Orthophlebia" stigmosa Qiao, Shih & Ren (2012).

Mesopanorpa brooksorum[194&

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