Mexican amber (SMNS collection) (Miocene of Mexico)

Also known as Chiapas amber; ETE Locality 798

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

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Mazantic Shale Formation (Simojovel Group), Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• JA: originally entered as Chattian and from the La Quinta Formation; fossils are from the estaurine Mazantic Shale and strictly Early Miocene according to Perrilliat et al. 2010

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: soft parts, original chitin, amber

Reposited in the SMNS

• Material in the Stuttgart Museum fur Naturkunde collection

Primary reference: W. Schawaller. 1982. Der erste Pseudoskorpion (Chernetidae) aus Mexikanischem Bernstein (Stuttgarter Bernsteinsammlung: Arachnida, Pseudoscorpionidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 85:1-9 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 21977: authorized by Conrad Labandeira, entered by Conrad Labandeira on 08.06.1998, edited by Jered Karr, Amy Delelli and Matthew Clapham

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Taxonomic list

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Arachnida
 Acariformes -
Oribatida indet.11, Galumnoidea indet.11, Prostigmata indet.11
Oribatida indet.11 Dugès 1834 oribatid mite
SMNS Mx 422 (Ctenacaridae or Collohmanniidae)
Galumnoidea indet.11 Jacot 1925 oribatid mite
SMNS Mx 356
Prostigmata indet.11 mite
SMNS Mx 220
 Parasitiformes - Paramegistidae
Paramegistidae indet.11
Paramegistidae indet.11 Tragardh 1946
SMNS Mx 358
 Pseudoscorpiones - Chernetidae
Chernetidae indet., ? Lustrochernes "sp. 1"6
Chernetidae indet. Menge 1855 pseudoscorpion
SMNS Mx-124-D-3
? Lustrochernes "sp. 1"6 Beier 1932 pseudoscorpion
SMNS Mx-258, 388.4
 Araneae -
Araneae indet.11
Araneae indet.11 Clerck 1757 spider
SMNS Mx 208
 Araneae - Hersiliidae
Hersiliidae indet.7
Hersiliidae indet.7 Thorell 1870 tree trunk spider
SMNS Mx-239-X
 Araneae - Anyphaenidae
Anyphaenidae indet.11
Anyphaenidae indet.11 Bertkau 1878 spider
SMNS Mx 114
 Araneae - Salticidae
Salticidae indet.11
Salticidae indet.11 Blackwall 1841 spider
SMNS Mx 238, 349, 354
 Araneae - Theridiidae
? Theridiidae indet.11
? Theridiidae indet.11 Sundevall 1833 cobweb spider
SMNS Mx 117, 318
 Araneae - Uloboridae
Miagrammopes indet.11
Miagrammopes indet.11 Pickard-Cambridge 1869 hackled orb-weaver
SMNS Mx 244
Insecta
 Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Crematogaster sp.11, Pheidole "sp. 1"11, Pheidole "sp. 2"11, Cephalotes "sp. 1"11, Cephalotes "sp. 2"11, Cephalotes ventriosus n. sp.2, Solenopsis sp.11, Azteca sp.11, Tapinoma sp.11, Camponotus sp.11, Pachycondyla "sp. 1"11, Pachycondyla "sp. 2"11, Pachycondyla "sp. 3"11
Crematogaster sp.11 Lund 1831 ant
SMNS Mx 391
Pheidole "sp. 1"11 Westwood 1840 ant
SMNS Mx 318A
Pheidole "sp. 2"11 Westwood 1840 ant
SMNS Mx 318B
Cephalotes "sp. 1"11 Latreille 1802 ant
SMNS Mx 205
Cephalotes "sp. 2"11 Latreille 1802 ant
SMNS Mx 270
Cephalotes ventriosus n. sp.2 de Andrade 1999 ant
SMNS Mx 391
Solenopsis sp.11 Westwood 1840 ant
SMNS Mx 335
Azteca sp.11 Forel 1878 ant
SMNS Mx 218, 15, 219, 277, 350, 377, 384
Tapinoma sp.11 Forster 1850 ant
SMNS Mx 15
Camponotus sp.11 Mayr 1861 ant
SMNS Mx 325, 243, 326, 122, 366
Pachycondyla "sp. 1"11 Smith 1858 ant
SMNS Mx 246
Pachycondyla "sp. 2"11 Smith 1858 ant
SMNS Mx 211
Pachycondyla "sp. 3"11 Smith 1858 ant
SMNS Mx 255
 Hymenoptera - Evaniidae
Hyptia deansi n. sp.5
Hyptia deansi n. sp.5 Jennings et al. 2012 ensign wasp
SMNS MX-440
 Coleoptera - Scirtidae
Scirtes sp.11
Scirtes sp.11 Illiger 1807 marsh beetle
SMNS Mx 268
 Coleoptera - Curculionidae
"Scolytidae indet." = Scolytinae11, Tesserocerus simojovelensis n. sp.8, Cenocephalus hurdi8, Cenocephalus succinicaptus8, Cenocephalus tenuis n. sp.8
"Scolytidae indet." = Scolytinae11 Latreille 1804 bark beetle
SMNS Mx 343
Tesserocerus simojovelensis n. sp.8 Peris and Solórzano Kraemer 2015 pin-hole borer beetle
SMNS Mx-238
Cenocephalus hurdi8 Schedl 1962 ambrosia beetle
SMNS Mx-213, 347
Cenocephalus succinicaptus8 Schedl 1962 ambrosia beetle
SMNS Mx-214, 275
Cenocephalus tenuis n. sp.8 Peris and Solórzano Kraemer 2015 ambrosia beetle
SMNS Mx-379, 354, 213
 Coleoptera - Mordellidae
Mordellidae indet.11
Mordellidae indet.11 Latreille 1802 tumbling flower beetle
SMNS Mx 355
 Coleoptera - Zopheridae
"Colydiidae indet." = Zopheridae11
"Colydiidae indet." = Zopheridae11 Solier 1834 ironclad beetle
SMNS Mx 114, 212, 213
 Coleoptera - Mycetophagidae
Mycetophagidae indet.11
Mycetophagidae indet.11 Leach 1815 hairy fungus beetle
SMNS Mx 326
 Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae
Anacaena sp.11
Anacaena sp.11 Thomson 1859 water scavenger beetle
SMNS Mx 302
 Coleoptera - Carabidae
Carabidae indet.11, Eohomopterus simojovelensis n. sp.10
Carabidae indet.11 Latreille 1802 ground beetle
SMNS Mx 249, 218, 275
Eohomopterus simojovelensis n. sp.10 Solórzano Kraemer 2006 ant nest beetle
SMNS Mx 121-D
 Coleoptera - Dytiscidae
Copelatus sp.11
Copelatus sp.11 Erichson 1832 predaceous diving beetle
SMNS Mx 337
 Lepidoptera - Depressariidae
Stenomatinae indet.11
Stenomatinae indet.11 Meyrick 1906 moth
SMNS Mx 272
 Lepidoptera - Gelechiidae
Gelechiidae indet.11
Gelechiidae indet.11 Stainton 1854 moth
SMNS Mx 210
 Psocodea - Psyllipsocidae
Psyllipsocus sp.11
Psyllipsocus sp.11 Selys-Longchamps 1872 cave barklouse
SMNS Mx 248
 Psocodea - Liposcelididae
Belaphotroctes sp.11
Belaphotroctes sp.11 Roesler 1943 booklouse
SMNS Mx 222
 Psocodea - Archipsocidae
Archipsocus "sp. 1"11, Archipsocus "sp. 2"11, Archipsocus "sp. 3"11
Archipsocus "sp. 1"11 Hagen 1882 ancient barklouse
SMNS Mx 266
Archipsocus "sp. 2"11 Hagen 1882 ancient barklouse
SMNS Mx 114
Archipsocus "sp. 3"11 Hagen 1882 ancient barklouse
SMNS Mx 360
 Psocodea - Myopsocidae
Myopsocus sp.11
Myopsocus sp.11 Hagen 1866 mouse like barklouse
SMNS Mx 282
 Blattodea - Blattellidae
Ischnoptera sp.11
Ischnoptera sp.11 Burmeister 1838 cockroach
SMNS Mx 234
 Blattodea - Kalotermitidae
Calcaritermes sp.11
Calcaritermes sp.11 Snyder 1925 termite
SMNS Mx 236
 Blattodea - Rhinotermitidae
Coptotermes sp.11, Heterotermes sp.11
Coptotermes sp.11 Wasmann 1896 termite
SMNS Mx 274(x2), 251, 127(x2), 423
Heterotermes sp.11 Froggatt 1897 termite
SMNS Mx 361, 359, 212, 123
 Hemiptera - Psyllidae
Tuthillia danielburckhardti n. sp.3
Tuthillia danielburckhardti n. sp.3 Drohojowska 2016 jumping plant louse
SMNS Mx 364
 Hemiptera - Reduviidae
Alumeda solorzanokraemerae n. sp.9
Alumeda solorzanokraemerae n. sp.9 Popov 2016 thread-legged bug
SMNS Mx-260-X
 Hemiptera - Delphacidae
Eucanyra sp.11
Eucanyra sp.11 Crawford 1914 planthopper
SMNS Mx 280
 Hemiptera - Cixiidae
Oliarus "sp. 1"11, Oliarus "sp. 2"11
Oliarus "sp. 1"11 Stal 1862 cixiid planthopper
SMNS Mx 370
Oliarus "sp. 2"11 Stal 1862 cixiid planthopper
SMNS Mx 262
 Hemiptera - Derbidae
? Cenanges "sp. 1"11, ? Cenanges "sp. 2"11
? Cenanges "sp. 1"11 Fennah 1952 planthopper
SMNS Mx 215
? Cenanges "sp. 2"11 Fennah 1952 planthopper
SMNS Mx 338
 Hemiptera - Nogodinidae
Nogodina chiapaneca n. sp.14
Nogodina chiapaneca n. sp.14 Solórzano Kraemer and Petrulevičius 2007 planthopper
SMNS Mx 392
 Ephemeroptera - Baetidae
Cloeodes sp.11
Cloeodes sp.11 Traver 1938 mayfly
SMNS Mx 219
 Diptera - Psychodidae
Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) bolontikui n. sp.4, Trichomyia sp.17, Psychodinae indet.17, Matuna sp.17, Alepia sp.17, Psychoda sp.17
Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) bolontikui n. sp.4 Ibáñez-Bernal et al. 2014 sand fly
SMNS Mx 351.3
Trichomyia sp.17 Haliday 1839 moth fly
SMNS Mx 217, 226, 229, 278
Psychodinae indet.17 Newman 1834 moth fly
SMNS Mx 118 (x2), 235, 276 (x2), 304
Matuna sp.17 Stebner and Solórzano Kraemer 2014 moth fly
SMNS Mx 235
Alepia sp.17 Enderlein 1937 moth fly
SMNS Mx 346
Psychoda sp.17 Latreille 1796 moth fly
SMNS Mx 216, 220
 Diptera - Limoniidae
Gnophomyia sp.11, Dicranomyia sp.11
Gnophomyia sp.11 Osten Sacken 1860 crane fly
SMNS Mx 19
Dicranomyia sp.11 Stephens 1829 crane fly
SMNS Mx 216
 Diptera - Keroplatidae
Orfelia "sp. 1"11, Orfelia "sp. 2"11
Orfelia "sp. 1"11 Costa 1857 predatory fungus gnat
SMNS Mx 264
Orfelia "sp. 2"11 Costa 1857 predatory fungus gnat
SMNS Mx 318, 235, 15
 Diptera - Mycetophilidae
Boletina "sp. 1"11, Boletina "sp. 2"11
Boletina "sp. 1"11 Staeger 1840 fungus gnat
SMNS Mx 252, 215
Boletina "sp. 2"11 Staeger 1840 fungus gnat
SMNS Mx 242
 Diptera - Sciaridae
Schwenckfeldina archoica n. sp.13
Schwenckfeldina archoica n. sp.13 Solórzano Kraemer and Mohrig 2007 dark-winged fungus gnat
SMNS Mx 367
 Diptera - Anisopodidae
Mycetobia sp.11
Mycetobia sp.11 Meigen 1818 wood gnat
SMNS Mx 276
 Diptera - Tabanidae
Stenotabanus oleariorum n. sp.18
Stenotabanus oleariorum n. sp.18 Strelow et al. 2013 horse fly
SMNS Mx 245
 Diptera - Phoridae
Metopina sp.11, Apocephalus chiapanecus n. sp.16, Megaselia sp.11, Dohrniphora sp.12
Metopina sp.11 Macquart 1835 scuttle fly
SMNS Mx 239
Apocephalus chiapanecus n. sp.16 Solórzano-Kraemer and Brown 2021 scuttle fly
SMNS Mx-443
Megaselia sp.11 Rondani 1856 scuttle fly
SMNS Mx 132
Dohrniphora sp.12 Dahl 1898 scuttle fly
SMNS Mx 209
 Diptera - Milichiidae
? Pholeomyia sp.11
? Pholeomyia sp.11 Bilimek 1867 fly
SMNS Mx 285
 Diptera - Ulidiidae
Xanthacrona sp.11, Diacrita sp.11
Xanthacrona sp.11 Wulp 1899 fly
Diacrita sp.11 Gerstaecker 1860 fly
 Diptera - Ephydridae
Brachydeutera sp.11
Brachydeutera sp.11 Loew 1862 shore fly
SMNS Mx 279
 Diptera - Dolichopodidae
Mesorhaga pseudolacrymans1, Mesorhaga pseudolacrymans n. sp.1, Amblypsilopus sp.1, Amblypsilopus sp.1, Amblypsilopus sp.1, Amblypsilopus monicae n. sp.1, Medeterinae indet.1, Sympycninae indet.1, ? Sympycninae indet.1, Neoparentia chiapensis n. sp.1
Mesorhaga pseudolacrymans1 Bickel 2016 long-legged fly
SMNS Mx 19
Mesorhaga pseudolacrymans n. sp.1 Bickel 2016 long-legged fly
SMNS Mx 360
Amblypsilopus sp.1 Bigot 1888 long-legged fly
SMNS Mx 261, 281, 378, 384
Amblypsilopus sp.1 Bigot 1888 long-legged fly
SMNS Mx 228a
Amblypsilopus sp.1 Bigot 1888 long-legged fly
SMNS Mx 228b
Amblypsilopus monicae n. sp.1 Bickel 2016 long-legged fly
SMNS Mx 254
Medeterinae indet.1 Lioy 1864 long-legged fly
SMNS Mx 226
Sympycninae indet.1 Aldrich 1905 long-legged fly
SMNS Mx 228
? Sympycninae indet.1 Aldrich 1905 long-legged fly
SMNS Mx 232
Neoparentia chiapensis n. sp.1 Bickel 2016 long-legged fly
SMNS Mx 210
 Diptera - Hybotidae
Stilpon mexicanus n. sp.15, Micrempis brevis n. sp.15
Stilpon mexicanus n. sp.15 Solórzano Kraemer et al. 2005 dance fly
SMNS Mx 395-H
Micrempis brevis n. sp.15 Solórzano Kraemer et al. 2005 dance fly
SMNS Mx 266-X
 Diptera - Culicidae
Ochlerotatus "sp. 1"11, Ochlerotatus "sp. 2"11, Culiseta sp.11
Ochlerotatus "sp. 1"11 Lynch Arribalzaga 1891 mosquito
SMNS Mx 124
Ochlerotatus "sp. 2"11 Lynch Arribalzaga 1891 mosquito
SMNS Mx 114
Culiseta sp.11 Felt 1904 mosquito
SMNS Mx 250
 Diptera - Ceratopogonidae
Culicoides sp.11, Brachypogon (Isohelea) sp.11, Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) sp.11, Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) "sp. 1"11, Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) "sp. 2"11
Culicoides sp.11 Latreille 1809 biting midge
SMNS Mx 239
Brachypogon (Isohelea) sp.11 Kieffer 1917 biting midge
SMNS Mx 239
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) sp.11 Kieffer 1921 biting midge
SMNS Mx 226
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) "sp. 1"11 Meigen 1818 biting midge
SMNS Mx 351
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) "sp. 2"11 Meigen 1818 biting midge
SMNS Mx 124
Collembola
 Entomobryomorpha - Entomobryidae
Seira sp.11
Seira sp.11 Lubbock 1869 springtail
SMNS Mx 269
1Bickel and Solórzano Kraemer 2016; 2de Andrade and Baroni Urbani 1999; 3Drohojowska et al. 2016; 4Ibáñez-Bernal et al. 2014; 5Jennings et al. 2012; 6Judson 2016; 7Penney 2006; 8Peris et al. 2015; 9Popov 2016; 10Solórzano Kraemer 2006; 11Solórzano Kraemer 2007; 12Solórzano Kraemer and Brown 2018; 13Solórzano Kraemer and Mohrig 2007; 14Solórzano Kraemer and Petrulevičius 2007; 15Solórzano Kraemer et al. 2005; 16Solórzano-Kraemer et al. 2021; 17Stebner and Solórzano Kraemer 2014; 18Strelow et al. 2013