Dominican amber (Morone Amber Collection) (Miocene to of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.6° N, 70.8° W: paleocoordinates 19.4° N, 69.6° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Burdigalian to Burdigalian (20.4 - 13.8 Ma)

• Age controversial, with the youngest proposed age of 20-15 mya based on foraminifera and the oldest as 45-30 mya based on coccoliths. Most of the amber is secondarily deposited in turbiditic sandstones.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: soft parts, original chitin, amber

Primary reference: M. S. Engel. 1996. New augochlorine bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) in Dominican amber, with a brief review of fossil Halictidae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 69:334-345 [M. Clapham/A. Noshirvan/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 124231: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Arram Noshirvan on 08.02.2012, edited by Amy Delelli and Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Hexapoda
 Diplura - Projapygidae
Symphylurinopsis punctatus n. gen. n. sp.15 Sánchez-García et al. 2023 two-pronged bristletails
M-2232
Symphylurinus "sp. 2"15 Silvestri 1909 two-pronged bristletails
M-2233
Insecta
 Hymenoptera - Orussidae
Ophrynopus peritus n. sp.6 Engel 2008 parasitic wood wasp
MACT-2524
 Hymenoptera - Megachilidae
"Megachile (Chalcidomopsis) glaesaria n. sp." = Thaumatosoma (Chalicodomopsis) glaesaria3
"Megachile (Chalcidomopsis) glaesaria n. sp." = Thaumatosoma (Chalicodomopsis) glaesaria3 Engel 1999 mason bee
(M-27 18)
 Hymenoptera - Halictidae
Nesagapostemon moronei n. gen. n. sp.7, "Oligochlora (Soliapis) rozeni n. sp." = Oligochlora rozeni5, Oligochlora micheneri n. sp., Oligochlora eickworti n. gen. n. sp., Augochlora (Electraugochlora) leptoloba n. sp.5
Nesagapostemon moronei n. gen. n. sp.7 Engel 2009 sweat bee
MACT-1172
"Oligochlora (Soliapis) rozeni n. sp." = Oligochlora rozeni5 Engel 2000 sweat bee
M-2523
Oligochlora micheneri n. sp. Engel 1996 sweat bee
Nr. 167
Oligochlora eickworti n. gen. n. sp. Engel 1996 sweat bee
Nr. 684
Augochlora (Electraugochlora) leptoloba n. sp.5 Engel 2000 sweat bee
M-2521
 Hymenoptera - Apidae
Euglossa moronei n. sp.4 Engel 1999 orchid bee
M-1149
 Hymenoptera - Braconidae
Anoblepsis konokeraia n. gen. n. sp.8
Anoblepsis konokeraia n. gen. n. sp.8 Engel and Bennett 2008 wasp
MACT-3126
 Lepidoptera - Riodinidae
Voltinia dramba12 Hall et al. 2004 butterfly
 Megaloptera - Sialidae
"Sialis (Protosialis) casca n. sp." = Ilyobius cascus10
"Sialis (Protosialis) casca n. sp." = Ilyobius cascus10 Engel and Grimaldi 2007 alderfly
MACT-2090
 Neuroptera - Mantispidae
Dicromantispa moronei n. sp.10 Engel and Grimaldi 2007 mantidfly
MACT-432
 Neuroptera - Chrysopidae
Leucochrysa (Nodita) prisca n. sp.10 Engel and Grimaldi 2007 green lacewing
MACT-544
? Chrysopa glaesaria n. sp.10 Engel and Grimaldi 2007 green lacewing
MACT-1221
? Chrysopa vetula n. sp.10 Engel and Grimaldi 2007 green lacewing
MACT-1246
 Neuroptera - Hemerobiidae
Notiobiella thaumasta10 Oswald 1999 brown lacewing
MACT-3397, 2972, 3240, 3241, 2965
 Neuroptera - Myrmeleontidae
Ululodes "sp. 1"10 Currie 1899 owlfly
MACT-1200 (larva)
Ululodes "sp. 2"10 Currie 1899 owlfly
MACT-3550 (larva)
Ululodes paleonesia n. sp.10 Engel and Grimaldi 2007 owlfly
MACT-3546
Porrerus dominicanus n. sp.14 Poinar and Stange 1996 antlion
MACT-1220 (formerly Work collection); 1170, 1414, 3496 in Engel & Grimaldi 2007
Porrerus ? dominicanus10 Poinar and Stange 1996 antlion
MACT-1282 (larva)
 Neuroptera - Coniopterygidae
Coniopteryx antiquua10 Engel and Grimaldi 2007 dustywing
MACT-2966, 2760
 Coleoptera - Brachypsectridae
Brachypsectra moronei n. sp.1 Branham 2006 Texas beetle
1 adult, 1 larva
 Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Dolichoxenus newtoni n. gen. n. sp.9
Dolichoxenus newtoni n. gen. n. sp.9 Engel and Chatzimanolis 2009 rove beetle
MACT-1810
 Diptera - Asilidae
Schildia martini2 Dikow and Bayless 2009 grass fly
MACT-3523
 Diptera - Acroceridae
Ogcodes exotica11 Grimaldi 1995 spider fly
MACT-853
Agaricomycetes
 Agaricales - Tricholomataceae
Protomycena electra n. gen. n. sp.13
Protomycena electra n. gen. n. sp.13 Hibbett et al. 1997 gilled mushroom