A new genus of Ptilodactylidae (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea) in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Burma)

A new genus of Ptilodactylidae (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea) in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Burma)

The first Mesozoic fossil of the beetle family Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836 (Byrrhoidea) is formally described and figured from a male preserved in latest Albian amber from Myanmar. Aphebodactyla rhetine n. gen., n. sp., is distinguished from its modern relatives and is only the second fossil speci...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geodiversitas. 2012-09, Vol.34 (3), p.569-574
Hauptverfasser: Chatzimanolis, Stylianos, Cashion, Molly E, Engel, Michael S, Falin, Zachary H
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Albian
Albien
Birmanie
Burma
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Elateriformia
espèce nouvelle
Exact sciences and technology
genre nouveau
Invertebrate paleontology
Mesozoic
Mésozoïque
new genus
new species
Paleontology
Polyphaga
Stratigraphy
taxonomie
taxonomy
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Zusammenfassung:The first Mesozoic fossil of the beetle family Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836 (Byrrhoidea) is formally described and figured from a male preserved in latest Albian amber from Myanmar. Aphebodactyla rhetine n. gen., n. sp., is distinguished from its modern relatives and is only the second fossil species yet formally described in the family. The fossil intermingles putatively derived features of various ptilodactylid subfamilies, suggesting that the current circumscription of these lineages is in dire need of revision.
ISSN:1280-9659
1638-9395
DOI:10.5252/g2012n3a6