Burmese amber, Kachin amber (Patrick Müller collection) (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

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: amber

Collection methods: Repository: personal collection of Patrick Müller

Primary reference: W. Wichard. 2017. Family Nevrorthidae (Insecta, Neuroptera) in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Palaeodiversity 10:1-5 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 184692: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 18.03.2017

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Arachnida
 Araneae -
Mesothelae indet.21 spider
BUB-80
 Araneae - Burmathelidae
Burmathele sp.21 Wunderlich 2017 spider
BUB-81
 Araneae - Eomesothelidae
Intermesothele pulcher n. gen. n. sp.22
Intermesothele pulcher n. gen. n. sp.22 Wunderlich 2019 spider
BUB-3417
 Araneae -
Mygalomorphae indet.21 Pocock 1892 spider
BUB-370
 Araneae - Nemesiidae
Nemesiidae indet.24 Simon 1892 spider
BUB-3419
 Araneae - Hexathelidae
? Hexathelidae indet.21 Simon 1892 venomous funnel-web tarantula
 Araneae - Eopsilodercidae
Propterpsiloderces cymbioseta n. sp.24 Wunderlich 2020 spider
BUB-3418
 Araneae - Burmorsolidae
"Loxoderces sp." = Burmorsolus21
"Loxoderces sp." = Burmorsolus21 Wunderlich 2015 spider
BUB-566
 Araneae - Tetrablemmidae
"Brignoliblemma nala n. gen. n. sp." = Electroblemma nala21
"Brignoliblemma nala n. gen. n. sp." = Electroblemma nala21 Wunderlich 2017 armored spider
BUB-84
 Araneae - Leptonetidae
Palaeoleptoneta thilo n. sp.23 Wunderlich 2018 leptonetid spider
BUB-2791
 Araneae - Micropalpimanidae
Micropalpimanus ? poinari21 Wunderlich 2008 spider
 Araneae - Archaeidae
Burmesarchaea pseudogibber21 Wunderlich 2017 spider
Burmesarchaea bilongapophyses n. sp.24 Wunderlich 2020 spider
BUB-3560
 Araneae - Vetiatoridae
Vetiatoridae indet.21 Wunderlich 2015 spider
Vetiator gracilipes21 Wunderlich 2015 spider
 Araneae - Spatiatoridae
Spatiatoridae indet.21 Petrunkevitch 1942 spider
BUB-93
 Araneae - Uloboridae
Propterkachin magnoculus n. gen. n. sp.21
Propterkachin magnoculus n. gen. n. sp.21 Wunderlich 2017 hackled orb-weaver
BUB-1132
 Araneae - Zarqaraneidae
Crassitibia baculum n. sp.23 Wunderlich 2018 spider
BUB-2789
 Araneae - Salticoididae
Burmadictyna excavata21 Wunderlich 2015 spider
BUB-92
 Opiliones - Stylocellidae
Stylocellidae "indet. 1"2 Hansen and Sorensen 1904 harvestman
BUB601
Stylocellidae "indet. 2"2 Hansen and Sorensen 1904 harvestman
BUB1517
Stylocellidae "indet. 3"2 Hansen and Sorensen 1904 harvestman
BUB3653
Stylocellidae "indet. 4"2 Hansen and Sorensen 1904 harvestman
BUB1542
 Opiliones - Halithersidae
Halitherses grimaldii1 Giribet and Dunlop 2005 harvestman
 Opiliones - Phalangiidae
Phalangiidae "indet. 1"1 Latreille 1802 harvestman
BUB4516
Phalangiidae "indet. 2"1 Latreille 1802 harvestman
BUB3111
 Ricinulei - Hirsutisomidae
Hirsutisoma sp.20 Wunderlich 2017 hooded tickspider
BUB-88
Hirsutisoma dentata n. sp.20 Wunderlich 2017 hooded tickspider
BUB-76
Malacostraca
 Tanaidacea -
Tanaidaurum kachinensis13 Pazinato et al. 2023
BUB 4227-1, 2
Myriapoda
 Chilognatha -
Polydesmida indet.18 Pocock 1887 millipede
 Spirostreptida -
Cambalidea indet.18 Bollman 1893 millipede
BuB 1115, 1144, 1165, 1824, 1825, 1826, 1990, 1955, 1962, 2981, 3005, 3012, 3250, 3255
 Chilognatha -
Stemmiulida indet.18 Cook 1895 millipede
BuB 994, 1961, 1968, 2998, 3009, 3038, 3241
Polyzoniida indet.18 Cook 1895 millipede
BuB 112, 219, 913, 914, 919, 1031-B, 1994, 1996, 2964, 2965, 2980, 3017, 3033, 3044
 Polyzoniida - Siphonotidae
Siphonotidae indet.18 Cook 1895 millipede
BuB 612, 825, 837, 817, 824, 831, 826, 836, 840, 925, 979, 1130, 1034, 1087, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1166, 1167, 1834, 1837, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1956, 1966, 1972, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1993, 2607, 2608, 2609, 2610, 2611, 2615, 2656, 2657, 3266, 3268, 3270, 3272, 3273, 3280, 3281, 3284
 Chilognatha -
Siphonophorida indet.18 Newport 1844 millipede
BuB 823, 982, 905, 1835, 1951, 1959, 1966b, 1970, 1971, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1991, 2605, 2973, 3019, 3035, 3036, 3037, 343, 3045, 3054, 3057
 Siphonophorida - Siphonorhinidae
Siphonorhinidae indet.18 Cook 1895 millipede
BuB 1086, 997, 1123, 1150, 1822, 1838, 1842, 1845, 1851, 2979, 3243, 3283
 Siphonophorida - Siphonophoridae
Siphonophoridae indet.18 Newport 1844 millipede
BuB 1030, 2243, 644, 73, 828, 978, 981, 984, 986, 1143, 1159, 2963, 2973, 2986, 2989, 2997, 3006, 3007, 3010, 3034, 3047, 3052, 3239, 3245, 3261, 3262
 Platydesmida - Andrognathidae
Andrognathus burmiticus12 Moritz and Wesener 2019 millipede
BUB-997, 1413, 2991, 3005, 3237, 3308, 3291, 3307
 Chilognatha -
Glomerida indet.18 Cook 1895 millipede
BuB 992, 1821, 2438, 2603, 2604, 2703, 2704, 2705, 2706, 2707, 2718, 2957, 2990, 2995, 2996, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3053, 3058, 3257, 3259
 Glomeridesmida - Glomeridesmidae
Glomeridesmidae indet.18 Latzel 1884 millipede
BuB 2423, 3285
 Chordeumatida -
Chordeumatida indet.18 Cook 1895 millipede
BuB 0974, 1978, 2978
 Chordeumatida - Heterochordeumatidae
Heterochordeumatidae indet.18 Pocock 1894 millipede
BuB 0642, 0833, 0899, 1141, 1410, 1411, 1412, 1823, 1827, 2685, 3022, 3030, 3051, 3056
 Penicillata -
Polyxenida indet.18 Lucas 1840 millipede
BuB 2658, 2659, 2984, 3028
 Polyxenida - Polyxenidae
Polyxenidae indet.18 Lucas 1840 millipede
BuB 634, 2612, 2961, 2966
 Notostigmophora -
Scutigeromorpha indet.18 centipede
BuB 63, 120, 625
 Pleurostigmophora -
Geophilomorpha indet.18 centipede
BuB 1997, 2660, 3063, 3065, 3287, 3288, 3290
Scolopendromorpha indet.18 centipede
BuB 834, 2661, 3064, 3240
Lithobiomorpha indet.18 centipede
BuB 3289
  - Scutigerellidae
Scutigerellidae indet.18 Bagnall 1913
BuB 3292, XY
Insecta
 Diptera - Nymphomyiidae
Nymphomyia alissae n. sp.17 Wagner and Müller 2020 fly
BUB 3295 (x2), 3296, 3297, 3298, 3299, 3540
 Diptera - Psychodidae
Palaeoglaesum notandum n. sp.16 Wagner 2017 moth fly
BUB 733
Palaeoglaesum muelleri n. sp.16 Wagner 2017 moth fly
BUB 585
Palaeoglaesum quadrispiculatum16 Stebner et al. 2015 moth fly
BUB 372, 731
Palaeoglaesum bisulcum n. sp.16 Wagner 2017 moth fly
BUB 583
 Dicondylia -
Arcanodraco filicauda n. gen. n. sp.15
Arcanodraco filicauda n. gen. n. sp.15 Schädel et al. 2020 winged insect
BUB-2823 (specimens 1,2)
 Permopsocida - Archipsyllidae
Bittacopsocus megacephalus n. gen. n. sp.4 Beutel et al. 2019 winged insect
BUB2853
 Orthoptera -
Gryllobencain patrickmuelleri6 Haug et al. 2022 grasshopper
BUB 3072, 3073
 Zoraptera - Zorotypidae
Zorotypus (Octozoros) hirsutus n. sp.8 Mashimo 2018 winged insect
BUB2785
Zorotypus (Octozoros) pecten n. sp.9 Mashimo 2019 winged insect
BUB2809
 Hymenoptera - Dryinidae
Dryinus parisei7 Martynova et al. 2019 wasp
BUB1458
Dryinus maderai5 Guglielmino et al. 2018 wasp
BUB1055, 2772
Dryinus bamar7 Martynova et al. 2019 wasp
BUB2773
Dryinus katyae7 Martynova et al. 2019 wasp
BUB2803
Hybristodryinus konbaung14 Perkovsky et al. 2019 wasp
BUB2755, 2761, 2797
Hybristodryinus kayin14 Perkovsky et al. 2019 wasp
BUB2793
Hybristodryinus pyu14 Perkovsky et al. 2019 wasp
BUB2263, 2600
Hybristodryinus nalae14 Perkovsky et al. 2019 wasp
BUB2783, 2796
Hybristodryinus resinicolus14 Engel 2005 wasp
BUB1456, 1871, 2262, 2807
 Neuroptera - Nevrorthidae
Nevrorthidae indet. Nakahara 1958 lacewing
 Coleoptera - Ripiphoridae
Amberocula muelleri3 Batelka et al. 2018 wedge shaped beetle
BUB53, 75, 926
Amberocula fallax3 Batelka et al. 2018 wedge shaped beetle
BUB52
Paleoripiphorus cf. deploegi3 Perrichot et al. 2004 wedge shaped beetle
BUB72, 925, 929, 930, 1039, 1082, 1881, 1882
 Trichoptera - Psychomyiidae
Palerasnitsynus vulgaris19 Wichard et al. 2018 caddisfly
BUB 2579, 2775, 2776, 2926 (100 specimens)
 Lepidoptera - Lophocoronidae
Acanthocorona muelleri n. sp.10 Mey et al. 2021 moth
BUB 1519
Acanthocorona bowangi n. sp.10 Mey et al. 2021 moth
BUB 1519
Acanthocorona sattleri n. sp.10 Mey et al. 2021 moth
BUB 570
 Tarachoptera - Tarachocelidae
Kinitocelis brevicostata11 Mey et al. 2017 winged insect
BUB 319 PM, BUB 843 PM
Kinitocelis divisonotata11 Mey et al. 2017 winged insect
BUB 773 PM