Burmese amber, Kachin amber (GPIH coll) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

Where: Myanmar (26.4° N, 96.7° E: paleocoordinates 12.4° N, 93.8° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

• "reddish-orange amber..."or "transparent yellow amber"

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: amber

Collection methods: Repository: Geological-Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Hamburg [Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut und Museum der Universität Hamburg]. Includes material from collection of Carsten Gröhn.

Primary reference: V. N. Makarkin. 2015. A new genus of the mantispid-like Paraberothinae (Neuroptera: Berothidae) from Burmese amber, with special consideration of its probasitarsus spine-like setation. Zootaxa 4007:327-342 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 172900: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 28.08.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Raphidioptera - Mesoraphidiidae
Dolichoraphidia groehni n. sp.22 Makarkin 2023 snakefly
GPIH 5073 (Gröhn 11655)
 Neuroptera - Rhachiberothidae
Creagroparaberotha groehni n. gen. n. sp. Makarkin 2015 thorny lacewing
GPIH 4568 (Groehn 11071)
 Neuroptera - Berothidae
Haploberotha carsteni n. sp.20 Makarkin 2018 beaded lacewing
GPIH 4936 (Groehn 11220)
 Neuroptera - Sisyridae
Cretadilar olei n. gen. n. sp.19, Microsisyra carsteni n. gen. n. sp.21, Paradoxosisyra groehni n. gen. n. sp.18
Cretadilar olei n. gen. n. sp.19 Makarkin 2017 spongillafly
GPIH 4589 (Groehn 11116)
Microsisyra carsteni n. gen. n. sp.21 Makarkin 2022 spongillafly
GPIH 5067 (CCGG 20143)
Paradoxosisyra groehni n. gen. n. sp.18 Makarkin 2016 spongillafly
GPIH 4580 (Groehn 11072)
 Neuroptera - Kalligrammatidae
"Burmopsychops groehni n. sp." = Oligopsychopsis groehni19
"Burmopsychops groehni n. sp." = Oligopsychopsis groehni19 Makarkin 2017 lacewing
GPIH 4585 (Groehn 11089)
 Neuroptera - Hemerobiidae
Hemeroberotha sinefurca n. gen. n. sp.23
Hemeroberotha sinefurca n. gen. n. sp.23 Makarkin and Gröhn 2020 brown lacewing
Gröhn 11275
 Neuroptera - Coniopterygidae
Paranimboa groehni n. gen. n. sp.30
Paranimboa groehni n. gen. n. sp.30 Sziráki 2016 dustywing
Private collection of Carsten Gröhn
 Coleoptera - Cupedidae
Mallecupes prokini n. sp.10 Kirejtshuk 2020 reticulated beetle
GPIH 4985 (Gröhn 11192)
 Coleoptera - Ommatidae
"Cionocups manukyani n. gen. n. sp." = Omma manukyani10
"Cionocups manukyani n. gen. n. sp." = Omma manukyani10 Kirejtshuk 2020 beetle
GPIH 4984 (Gröhn 11186)
 Coleoptera - Cantharidae
Elektrokleinia picta n. gen. n. sp.7
Elektrokleinia picta n. gen. n. sp.7 Ellenberger and Fanti 2019 soldier beetle
GPIH 4957
 Coleoptera - Mysteriomorphidae
Mysteriomorphus pelevini n. gen. n. sp.1
Mysteriomorphus pelevini n. gen. n. sp.1 Alekseev and Ellenberger 2019 beetle
GPIH 4947, 4948
 Coleoptera - Limnichidae
Burmochares groehni n. gen. n. sp.13
Burmochares groehni n. gen. n. sp.13 Kirejtshuk and Prokin 2022 minute marsh loving beetle
GPIH 5071 (CCGG 20037)
 Coleoptera - Kateretidae
Furcalabratum sp.12 Poinar and Brown 2017 beetle
Gröhn 11023
 Coleoptera - Nitidulidae
Sorodites angustipes n. gen. n. sp.11
Sorodites angustipes n. gen. n. sp.11 Kirejtshuk 2018 sap beetle
GPIH 4592 (Groehn 11022)
 Coleoptera - Sphindidae
Burmops neli n. gen. n. sp.14
Burmops neli n. gen. n. sp.14 Kirejtshuk 2019 cryptic slime mold beetle
GPIH 4591 (Gröhn 11016)
 Coleoptera - Mesophyletidae
Mekorhamphus gyralommus6 Poinar et al. 2016 weevil
GPIH 4987 (Groehn 11145)
 Coleoptera - Phloeostichidae
Pleuroceratos burmiticus14 Poinar and Kirejtshuk 2008 beetle
Gröhn 11191
 Coleoptera - Corylophidae
Xenostanus jiangkuni15 Li et al. 2022 minute hooded beetle
GPIH 5058 (CCGG 11948), 5059 (CCHH 11105)
 Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Midinudon juvenis n. gen. n. sp.31
Midinudon juvenis n. gen. n. sp.31 Tokareva and Żyła 2023 rove beetle
GPIH 05515
 Mecoptera - Meropeidae
Burmomerope clara27 Zhao and Wang 2016 earwigfly
GPIH 4599
 Hymenoptera - Bethylidae
Gwesped groehni n. gen. n. sp.5
Gwesped groehni n. gen. n. sp.5 Brazidec et al. 2023 flat wasp
GPIH 5068 (CCGG 11341)
 Hymenoptera - Dryinidae
Dryinus carsteni n. sp.25 Olmi et al. 2022 wasp
GPIH 5057 (CCHH 11964)
 Embioptera - Scelembiidae
Parasorellembia groehni n. gen. n. sp.2
Parasorellembia groehni n. gen. n. sp.2 Anisyutkin and Perkovsky 2022 webspinners
GPIH 5051 (Gröhn 11274)
 Embioptera - Clothodidae
Gnethoda putshkovi n. sp.2 Anisyutkin and Perkovsky 2022 webspinners
GPIH 5052 (Gröhn 11163)
 Grylloblattodea - Aristoviidae
Aristovia daniili n. gen. n. sp.29
Aristovia daniili n. gen. n. sp.29 Storozhenko and Gröhn 2023 ice crawler
GPIH 5084 (CCGG 11293)
 Psocodea - Cormopsocidae
Cormopsocus groehni n. gen. n. sp.36
Cormopsocus groehni n. gen. n. sp.36 Yoshizawa and Lienhard 2020 bark louse
GPIH 4935 (Gröhn 11264)
 Diptera - Psychodidae
Parasycorax simplex n. sp.28 Stebner et al. 2015 moth fly
GPIH 4449 (Groehn 11020)
Palaeoparasycorax suppus n. sp.28 Stebner et al. 2015 moth fly
GPIH 4418 (Groehn 11006)
Phlebotominae indet.28 Rondani 1840 sand fly
Groehn 11020
Phlebotomus sp.28 Rondani and Berte 1840 sand fly
Groehn 11019
Bamara groehni n. gen. n. sp.28 Stebner et al. 2015 moth fly
GPIH 4417 (Groehn 11006)
Palaeoglaesum carsteni n. sp.26 Skibińska et al. 2019 moth fly
GPIH 4924 (Gröhn 11149)
Arachnida
 Araneae - Zarqaraneidae
Groehnianus burmensis n. gen. n. sp.34
Groehnianus burmensis n. gen. n. sp.34 Wunderlich 2015 spider
Groehn 11039
 Thelyphonida - Hubbardiidae
Mesozomus groehni n. gen. n. sp.24
Mesozomus groehni n. gen. n. sp.24 Müller et al. 2019 short-tailed whip-scorpion
GPIH 4986 (Gröhn 11212)
 Pseudoscorpiones - Ideoroncidae
Proalbiorix gracilis n. gen. n. sp.8
Proalbiorix gracilis n. gen. n. sp.8 Geißler et al. 2021 pseudoscorpion
GPIH04900, 5035 (Gröhn BUR 11198), 5036 Gröhn BUR 11209)
 Pseudoscorpiones - Chthoniidae
Burmeochthonius sp.9 Johnson et al. 2022 pseudoscorpion
GPIH 5113 (BUB3560)
Burmeochthonius muelleri n. gen. n. sp.9 Johnson et al. 2022 pseudoscorpion
GPIH 5114 (BUB3561)
Prionochthonius burmiticus n. gen. n. sp.33 Wriedt et al. 2021 pseudoscorpion
GPIH 4865 (Gröhn 11204)
 Ricinulei - Hirsutisomidae
Hirsutisoma acutiformis n. sp.35 Wunderlich 2017 hooded tickspider
Groehn 11100
 Opiliones - Stylocellidae
Sirocellus iunctus n. sp.4 Bartel et al. 2023 harvestman
GPIH 5128 (BUB3113)
 Opiliones -
Foveacorpus parvus n. sp.4, Foveacorpus cretaceus n. gen. n. sp.4, Tyrannobunus aculeus n. gen. n. sp.3
Foveacorpus parvus n. sp.4 Bartel et al. 2023 harvestman
GPIH 5130 (BUB3634)
Foveacorpus cretaceus n. gen. n. sp.4 Bartel et al. 2023 harvestman
GPIH 5129 (BUB3645)
Tyrannobunus aculeus n. gen. n. sp.3 Bartel and Dunlop 2023 harvestman
GPIH05127 (BUB4517)
 Scorpiones - Palaeoeuscorpiidae
Burmesescorpiops groehni n. gen. n. sp.17
Burmesescorpiops groehni n. gen. n. sp.17 Lourenço 2016 scorpion
GPIH 4564 (Groehn 11038-2)
 Scorpiones - Palaeoburmesebuthidae
Betaburmesebuthus bellus n. sp.16 Lourenço 2016 scorpion
GPIH 4586 (Groehn 11086)
 Scorpiones - Chaerilobuthidae
Chaerilobuthus serratus n. sp.17 Lourenço 2016 scorpion
GPIH 4567 (Groehn 11037-2)
Chaerilobuthus gigantosternum n. sp.17 Lourenço 2016 scorpion
GPIH 4566 (Groehn 11037-1)
Myriapoda
 Chilognatha -
Glomerida indet.32 Cook 1895 millipede
CG-My7276, BURMA11119, BURMA11127