Cretolala kachinensis Jiang et al. 2026 (planthopper)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Lalacidae

Full reference: H. Jiang, M. Boderau, C. Jouault and J. Szwedo. 2026. Taxonomic names, in Cretolala kachinensis gen. et sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacoidea), the first lalacid from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber: morphological and taphonomic implications. Palaeoentomology 9:125-138

Belongs to Cretolala according to H. Jiang et al. 2026

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: HMJ-2016-019, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (Myanmar Gems Museum MGM collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (Myanmar Gems Museum MGM collection)

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