Burmese amber (MNHN coll) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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

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

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: amber

Reposited in the MNHN

Primary reference: S. Boucher, M. Bai, B. Wang and O. Montreuil. 2017. Ceracyclini, tribe nov. of Passalidae Aulacocyclinae for Cylindrocaulus Fairmaire and †Ceracyclus, gen. nov., with two new species from the Cenomanian Burmese amber (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea). Les Cahiers Magellanes (HS) 37:1-13 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 189531: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 26.10.2017

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Diptera - Dolichopodidae
Microphorites pouilloni n. sp.3 Ngô-Muller and Nel 2020 long-legged fly
MNHN.F.A71310
 Lepidoptera - Micropterigidae
Sabatinca pouilloni n. sp.4 Ngô-Muller and Nel 2020 moth
MNHN.F.A71311
 Coleoptera - Passalidae
Ceracyclus jirouxi n. sp., Ceracyclus lotus n. gen. n. sp.
Ceracyclus jirouxi n. sp. Boucher et al. 2017 bess beetle
Ceracyclus lotus n. gen. n. sp. Boucher et al. 2017 bess beetle
 Neuroptera - Babinskaiidae
Parababinskaia douteaui n. sp.5 Ngô-Muller et al. 2020 lacewing
MNHN.F.A71317 (1/2)
 Psocodea - Manicapsocidae
Azarpsocus perreaui n. gen. n. sp.1
Azarpsocus perreaui n. gen. n. sp.1 Maheu and Nel 2019 book louse
MNHN.F.A71307
 Psocodea - Compsocidae
Burmacompsocus pouilloni n. sp.2 Ngô-Muller et al. 2020 book louse
MNHN.F.A71319 (2/8)
 Odonata - Burmaphlebiidae
Pouillonphlebia burmitica n. gen. n. sp.2
Pouillonphlebia burmitica n. gen. n. sp.2 Ngô-Muller et al. 2020 dragonfly
MNHN.F.A71319 (1/8)