Burmesoperla Chen 2019 (common stonefly)

Insecta - Plecoptera - Perlidae

Full reference: Z. T. Chen. 2019. A new stonefly of Acroneuriinae (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar. Cretaceous Research 99:128-132

Parent taxon: Acroneuriinae according to Z. T. Chen 2019

Sister taxa: Acroneuriini, Anacroneuriini, Billoperla, Burmaperla, Cretacroneuria, Electroneuria, Largusoperlini

Subtaxa: Burmesoperla expansa

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Type: Burmesoperla expansa

Ecology: volant detritivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (CZT Chen amber/Jiangsu University collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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