Jordanian Amber (Kaddumi ERMNH collection) (Cretaceous of Jordan)

Where: Jordan (32.1° N, 35.5° E: paleocoordinates 8.6° N, 29.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Albian (113.0 - 100.5 Ma)

• Amber Member of the Subeihi Formation. Further west of the Zerqa river a horizon within the Amber Member or basal Jerash Member has been dated by the occurrence of the ammonite genus Knemiceras as of Albian age (Wetzel & Morton, 1959). Investigations of the sporomorph fauna from the Amber Member support these data (Al-Said & Mustafa, 1994).

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: soft parts, original chitin, amber

Collection methods: Material in private collection of H.F. Kaddumi, Eternal River Museum of Natural History, Amman (ERMNH)

Primary reference: H. F. Kaddumi. 2007. Amber of Jordan. The Oldest Prehistoric Insects in Fossilized Resin 1-298 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 124847: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 25.02.2012

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Insecta
 Odonata - Hemiphlebiidae
Jordanhemiphlebia electronica n. gen. n. sp.2
Jordanhemiphlebia electronica n. gen. n. sp.2 Kaddumi 2009 greenling
ERMNH-ZRA 288
 Dicondylia -
Ephemeroptera indet., Psocodea indet.
Ephemeroptera indet. Hyatt and Arms 1890 mayfly
ERMNH 261
Psocodea indet. Hennig 1966 bark louse
ERMNH 115
 Psocodea -
Troctomorpha indet., Trogiomorpha indet.
Troctomorpha indet. Roesler 1940 book louse
ERMNH 166
Trogiomorpha indet. Roesler 1940 bark louse
ERMNH 176, 211, 309
 Psocodea - Archaeatropidae
Bcharreglaris amooni n. sp., Bcharreglaris haddadini n. sp.
Bcharreglaris amooni n. sp. Kaddumi 2007 bark louse
ERMNH 310
Bcharreglaris haddadini n. sp. Kaddumi 2007 bark louse
ERMNH 93
 Dicondylia -
Hymenoptera indet.
Hymenoptera indet. Linnaeus 1758 winged insect
ERMNH 255, 138, 144
 Hymenoptera - Braconidae
Braconidae indet.
Braconidae indet. Nees ab Esenbeck 1811 wasp
ERMNH 37
 Hymenoptera - Bethylidae
Bethylidae indet.
Bethylidae indet. Forster 1856 flat wasp
ERMNH 256
 Hymenoptera - Eupelmidae
Eupelmidae indet.
Eupelmidae indet. Walker 1833 chalcid wasp
ERMNH 31
 Hymenoptera -
Minutoma yathribi n. gen. n. sp., Platygastroidea indet.
Minutoma yathribi n. gen. n. sp. Kaddumi 2005 chalcid wasp
ERMNH 231-2
Platygastroidea indet. Haliday 1833 wasp
ERMNH 167
 Hymenoptera - Scelionidae
"Scelionidae indet." = Scelioninae
"Scelionidae indet." = Scelioninae Thomson 1858 wasp
ERMNH 86
 Hymenoptera -
"Microptera attiki n. gen. n. sp." = Jordanoscelio attiki
"Microptera attiki n. gen. n. sp." = Jordanoscelio attiki Kaddumi 2005 wasp
ERMNH 223-2
 Hymenoptera - Evaniidae
"Dabburatypus extinctus n. gen. n. sp." = Cretevania extincta
"Dabburatypus extinctus n. gen. n. sp." = Cretevania extincta Kaddumi 2005 ensign wasp
ERMNH 192
 Trichoptera - Polycentropodidae
Polycentropodidae indet.
Polycentropodidae indet. Ulmer 1903 caddisfly
ERMNH-ZRA 297
 Lepidoptera - Micropterigidae
Micropterigidae indet.
Micropterigidae indet. Cotes 1889 moth
ERMNN 222-2
 Neuroptera - Coniopterygidae
Jurasiatypus cretatus n. gen. n. sp.
Jurasiatypus cretatus n. gen. n. sp. Kaddumi 2005 dustywing
ERMNH 121
 Dicondylia -
Coleoptera indet.
Coleoptera indet. Linnaeus 1758 beetle
ERMNH 135, 163, 207-2, 216, 217
 Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae
Hydrophilidae indet.
Hydrophilidae indet. Latreille 1802 water scavenger beetle
ERMNH 177
 Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Staphylinidae indet., Scaphylinus ammanicus n. gen. n. sp.
Staphylinidae indet. Latreille 1802 rove beetle
ERMNH 1
Scaphylinus ammanicus n. gen. n. sp. Kaddumi 2005 rove beetle
ERMNH 40-1
 Coleoptera - Scirtidae
Scirtidae indet.
Scirtidae indet. Fleming 1821 marsh beetle
ERMNH 141
 Coleoptera -
Petratypus nigri n. gen. n. sp., Elateroidea indet.
Petratypus nigri n. gen. n. sp. Kaddumi 2005 beetle
ERMNH 222-2
Elateroidea indet. Leach 1815 beetle
ERMNH 47
 Hemiptera - Anthocephalidae
Anthocephalinus yafaensis n. gen. n. sp.
Anthocephalinus yafaensis n. gen. n. sp. Kaddumi 2005 true bug
ERMNH 175
 Hemiptera - Miridae
Cylapinae indet.
Cylapinae indet. Kirkaldy 1903 plant bug
 Hemiptera -
Fulgoroidea indet.
Fulgoroidea indet. Latreille 1807 planthopper
ERMNH 269 ("planthopper nymph")
 Hemiptera - Achilidae
Nablusitypus wafaai n. gen. n. sp.
Nablusitypus wafaai n. gen. n. sp. Kaddumi 2005 achilid planthopper
ERMNH 171
 Hemiptera - Aleyrodidae
Minutabythus jordanicus n. gen. n. sp.
Minutabythus jordanicus n. gen. n. sp. Kaddumi 2007 whitefly
ERMNH 188-3, 181
 Hemiptera - Margarodidae
Margarodidae indet.
Margarodidae indet. Cockerell 1899 scale insect
ERMNH 305
 Dicondylia -
Thysanoptera indet.
Thysanoptera indet. Haliday 1836 thrips
ERMNH 20, 139
 Orthoptera -
Grylloidea indet.
Grylloidea indet. Laicharting 1781 grasshopper
ERMNH-ZRA 292
 Zoraptera - Zorotypidae
"Paleospinosus hudae n. gen. n. sp." = Zorotypus (Octozoros) hudae1
"Paleospinosus hudae n. gen. n. sp." = Zorotypus (Octozoros) hudae1 Kaddumi 2005 winged insect
ERMNH 69
 Alienoptera - Umenocoleidae
Compunctiotypus hudai n. gen. n. sp.
Compunctiotypus hudai n. gen. n. sp. Kaddumi 2005 winged insect
ERMNH 278
 Blattodea -
"Ardatermes hudaludi n. gen. n. sp." = Ardatermes kudaludi
"Ardatermes hudaludi n. gen. n. sp." = Ardatermes kudaludi Kaddumi 2005 termite
ERMNH 221-1
 Blattodea - Mesoblattinidae
Grandocularis kurnubinsi n. gen. n. sp.
Grandocularis kurnubinsi n. gen. n. sp. Kaddumi 2005 cockroach
ERMNH 214
 Diptera - Chaoboridae
Jordanobotomus faigi n. gen. n. sp.
Jordanobotomus faigi n. gen. n. sp. Kaddumi 2005 phantom midge
ERMNH 226
 Diptera - Ceratopogonidae
Ceratopogonidae indet.
Ceratopogonidae indet. Newman 1834 biting midge
ERMNH-ZRA 95-B, 287, 303, 306-A, 307
 Diptera - Rhagionidae
Rhagionidae indet.
Rhagionidae indet. Latreille 1802 snipe fly
ERMNH 146-1, 145, 308, 309
 Diptera - Dolichopodidae
Curvus khuludi n. gen. n. sp.
Curvus khuludi n. gen. n. sp. Kaddumi 2005 long-legged fly
ERMNH 268
 Diptera - Atelestidae
Kurnubempis palistinicus n. gen. n. sp.
Kurnubempis palistinicus n. gen. n. sp. Kaddumi 2007 fly
ERMNH 308
 Diptera - Cecidomyiidae
Zarqacecidomyius singularis n. gen. n. sp.
Zarqacecidomyius singularis n. gen. n. sp. Kaddumi 2007 gall midge
ERMNH 289
 Diptera - Mycetophilidae
Microntos philadilphiaensis n. gen. n. sp.
Microntos philadilphiaensis n. gen. n. sp. Kaddumi 2005 fungus gnat
ERMNH 277
 Diptera - Sciaridae
Sciaridae indet.
Sciaridae indet. Billberg 1820 dark-winged fungus gnat
ERMNH 105
 Diptera - Bibionidae
Bibionidae indet.
Bibionidae indet. Fleming 1821 march fly
ERMNH 85
 Diptera - Limoniidae
Microdacno petraensis n. gen. n. sp., Palestinoptera salahi n. gen. n. sp.
Microdacno petraensis n. gen. n. sp. Kaddumi 2005 crane fly
ERMNH 271
Palestinoptera salahi n. gen. n. sp. Kaddumi 2007 crane fly
ERMNH 302
 Diptera - Chironomidae
Libanochlites neocomicus
Libanochlites neocomicus Brundin 1976 non biting midge
 Diptera - Psychodidae
Phlebotomus khludae n. sp., Paleopsychoda palistinicus n. sp.
Phlebotomus khludae n. sp. Kaddumi 2005 sand fly
ERMNH 196
Paleopsychoda palistinicus n. sp. Kaddumi 2005 moth fly
ERMNH 245
Arachnida
 Acari -
Acari indet.
Acari indet. Leach 1817 mite
ERMNH-ZRA 49, 221-1, 266, 301, 306-B
 Araneae - Lagonomegopidae
Zarqagonomegops wunderlichi n. gen. n. sp.
Zarqagonomegops wunderlichi n. gen. n. sp. Kaddumi 2007 spider
ERMNH-ZRA 106
 Araneae -
Araneoidea indet.
Araneoidea indet. Simon 1895 spider
ERMNH-ZRA 299
 Araneae - Zarqaraneidae
Zarqaraneus hudae n. gen. n. sp.3
Zarqaraneus hudae n. gen. n. sp.3 Wunderlich 2008 spider
ERMNH ZRA 55 (indet. in Kaddumi 2005, fig 48 and 2007, p 55 figs 48.1, 49)
 Araneae - Salticoididae
? Salticoididae indet.3, Salticoididus kaddumiorum n. gen. n. sp.3
? Salticoididae indet.3 Wunderlich 2008 spider
ERMNH ZRA 295
Salticoididus kaddumiorum n. gen. n. sp.3 Wunderlich 2008 spider
ERMNH ZRA 108 (Fam. indet., p. 55, figs 50A-B in Kaddumi, 2007)
1Engel 2008; 2Lak et al. 2009; 3Wunderlich 2008