Mexican amber (Poinar coll) (Miocene of Mexico)

Also known as Chiapas amber

Where: Chiapas, Mexico (17.2° N, 92.7° W: paleocoordinates 17.7° N, 89.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: soft parts, original chitin, amber

Collection methods: Repository: collection of G.O. Poinar at Oregon State University

Primary reference: M. L. de Andrade. 1995. The Ant Genus Aphaenogoster in Dominican and Mexican Amber (Amber Collection Stuttgart: Hymenoptera, Formicidae. IX: Pheidolini). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie B 223:1-11 [C. Labandeira/C. Labandeira/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 125757: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Amy Delelli on 22.03.2012, edited by Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Angiospermae
 Asparagales - Orchidaceae
Annulites mexicana n. gen. n. sp.11
Annulites mexicana n. gen. n. sp.11 Poinar 2016 orchid
Poinar Sy-1-156
Enoplea
 Rhabditida -
Scolytonema mexicana n. sp.10 Poinar 2011
N-3-39
 Mermithida - Tetradonematidae
Palaeotetradonema phlebotomae n. gen. n. sp.10 Poinar 2011
N-3-49
Insecta
 Zygentoma - Nicoletiidae
Paleograssiella chiapanicum n. gen. n. sp.6 Mendes and Poinar 2013 silverfish
T-1-5A
 Hemiptera - Termitaphididae
Termitaradus protera n. sp.15 Poinar and Doyen 1992 termite bug
 Hymenoptera - Evaniidae
Hyptia mexicana n. sp.12
Hyptia mexicana n. sp.12 Poinar 2020 ensign wasp
Poinar Hy-10-182
 Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Proceratium poinari1 Baroni Urbani and de Andrade 2003 ant
H 10-197-2
Discothyrea maya n. sp.2 de Andrade 1998 ant
H-10-197-1
Cephalotes poinari n. sp.4 Baroni Urbani 1999 ant
Mex 2-2, 2-3
Cephalotes olmecus n. sp.4 de Andrade 1999 ant
Mex 1, H-10-201
Cephalotes maya n. sp.4 de Andrade 1999 ant
Mex 2.1
Cyphomyrmex maya n. sp.3 de Andrade 2003 ant
H-10-223
Aphaenogaster praerelicta n. sp. de Andrade 1995 ant
 Trichoptera - Xiphocentronidae
Xiphocentron (Xiphocentron) chiapasi n. sp.18 Wichard and Solorzano 2006 caddisfly
TR 2–10
 Coleoptera - Anthribidae
Piesocorynus villosus n. sp.17 Poinar and Legalov 2016 fungus weevil
PACO C-104
Piesocorynus parvocorpus n. sp.17 Poinar and Legalov 2016 fungus weevil
PACO C-105
Piesocorynus elongatus n. sp.17 Poinar and Legalov 2016 fungus weevil
PACO C-102
Piesocorynus parategus n. sp.17 Poinar and Legalov 2016 fungus weevil
PACO C-103
Piesocorynus brevitectus n. sp.17 Poinar and Legalov 2016 fungus weevil
PACO C-101
Euparius elongatus n. sp.17 Poinar and Legalov 2016 fungus weevil
PACO C-106
 Coleoptera - Attelabidae
Eugnamptus proterus n. sp.14 Poinar and Brown 2007 tooth-nosed snout weevil
C-7-402
 Coleoptera - Curculionidae
Anthonomus (Anthomorphus) dilatofemurus n. sp.5 Poinar and Legalov 2016 snout beetle
Poinar C-165
 Coleoptera - Ptilodactylidae
Ptilodactylinae indet.11 Laporte 1836 beetle
Associated with orchid pollinarium Poinar Sy-1-156
 Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Leptochromus palaeomexicanus n. sp.7 O'Keefe 2002 antlike stone beetle
C-7-328
 Diptera - Limoniidae
Erioptera (? Mesocyphona) beata n. sp.9 Podenas and Poinar 2012 crane fly
MI-23-51
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) divera n. sp.9 Podenas and Poinar 2012 crane fly
MI-23-50
Erioptera (? Mesocyphona) sherry n. sp.9 Podenas and Poinar 2012 crane fly
MI-23-54/55
Dicranomyia (Caenolimonia) alexbrowni n. sp.9 Podenas and Poinar 2012 crane fly
MI-23-56
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) "sp. 1"9 Stephens 1829 crane fly
MI-23-53
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) "sp. 2"9 Stephens 1829 crane fly
MI-23-54/55
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) chiapa n. sp.9 Podenas and Poinar 2012 crane fly
MI-23-52
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) vella n. sp.9 Podenas and Poinar 2012 crane fly
MI-23-58
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) mexa n. sp.9 Podenas and Poinar 2012 crane fly
MI-23-58
Helius (Helius) collemus n. sp.9 Podenas and Poinar 2012 crane fly
MI-23-57
Trentepohlia (Paramongoma) mexicana n. sp.8 Podenas and Poinar 2001 crane fly
D-7-212
Trentepohlia (Paramongoma) immemorata n. sp.8 Podenas and Poinar 2001 crane fly
D-7-212
 Diptera - Culicidae
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) mexicanus n. sp.19 Zavortink and Poinar 2008 elephant mosquito
D-7-188
 Diptera - Stratiomyidae
Cyphomyia mexicana n. sp.16 Poinar and Fachin 2024 soldier fly
M-7-235
Arachnida
 Amblypygi - Phrynidae
Phrynus mexicana n. sp.13 Poinar and Brown 2004 whip spider
A-10-264