Burmese amber, Kachin amber (AQNU 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

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: original chitin, amber

Collection methods: Repository: Anqing Normal University

Primary reference: Q. L. Men, Z. K. Hu, and D. Mu. 2019. New species of Lebania (Diptera: Limoniidae) from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar. Cretaceous Research 104(104183) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 204786: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 23.09.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Insecta
 Diptera - Psychodidae
Espanoderus orientalis n. sp.2, Similinannotanyderus longitergata n. sp.2
Espanoderus orientalis n. sp.2 Men and Hu 2020 moth fly
AQNU-DIP-2019001
Similinannotanyderus longitergata n. sp.2 Men and Hu 2020 moth fly
AQNU-DIP-2019002
 Diptera - Limoniidae
Pseudoerioptera hubenqii n. gen. n. sp.3, Orimarguloides simplex n. gen. n. sp.4, Lebania hukawngensis n. sp., Lebania pilosa n. sp., Lebania podenasi n. sp.
Pseudoerioptera hubenqii n. gen. n. sp.3 Men et al. 2022 crane fly
AQNU-DIP-2016002
Orimarguloides simplex n. gen. n. sp.4 Men and Podenas 2021 crane fly
AQNU-DIP-2020002, 003
Lebania hukawngensis n. sp. Men 2019 crane fly
AQNU-DIP-2018005
Lebania pilosa n. sp. Men 2019 crane fly
AQNU-DIP-2018006
Lebania podenasi n. sp. Men 2019 crane fly
AQNU-DIP-2018004
 Diptera - Tipulidae
Leptotarsus (Longurio) burmica n. sp.1
Leptotarsus (Longurio) burmica n. sp.1 Men and Hu 2021 crane fly
AQNU-DIP-2010001
1Men and Hu 2021; 2Men et al. 2020; 3Men et al. 2022; 4Men and Podenas 2021