PBDB Collection

Burmese amber, Kachin amber (IGR Rennes coll): Early Cenomanian, Myanmar

List of taxa

Where & when

Geology

Taphonomy & methods

Metadata & references

Taxonomic list

Insecta - Hemiptera - Mesoveliidae

	Cretamesovelia pellai n. gen., n. sp. Boderau et al. 2024	Boderau et al. 2024	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-087 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Neuroptera - Mantispidae

	Doratomantispa pouilloni n. sp. Jouault and Nel 2022	Jouault et al. 2022	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-058 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Neuroptera - Rhachiberothidae

	Astioberotha coutreti n. sp. Jouault 2021	Jouault 2021	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-047 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Raphidioptera - Baissopteridae

	Electrobaissoptera liui n. sp. Jouault et al. 2021	Jouault et al. 2021	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-028 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Spathiopterygidae

	Argemiones stupeflip n. gen., n. sp. Brazidec 2023	Brazidec 2023	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-076 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Pelecinidae

	Eopelecinus inopinatus n. sp. Jouault et al. 2020	Jouault et al. 2020	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-007 (1 measurement)

	Eopelecinus marechali n. sp. Jouault 2021	Jouault 2021	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-019 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Aulacidae

	Electrofoenia jehani n. gen., n. sp. Jouault et al. 2020	Jouault et al. 2020	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-006 (2 measurements)

	Paleoaulacus minutus n. gen., n. sp. Jouault and Nel 2021	Jouault and Nel 2021	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-014 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Evaniidae

	Sinuevania pouilloni n. sp. Jouault and Nel 2024	Jouault and Nel 2024	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-085 (JMP018) (2 measurements)

	Sorellevania guillami n. sp. Jouault 2023	Jouault 2023	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-065 (2 measurements)

	Cretevania kachinensis n. sp. Rosse-Guillevic and Jouault 2023	Rosse-Guillevic and Jouault 2023	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-075 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Praeaulacidae

	Rasnitsevania ferox n. gen., n. sp. Jouault et al. 2020	Jouault et al. 2020	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-005 (1 measurement)

	Archeogastrinus kachinensis n. gen., n. sp. Jouault and Rosse-Guillevic 2023	Jouault and Rosse-Guillevic 2023	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-073 (1 measurement)

	Praegastrinus edithae n. gen., n. sp. Jouault and Nel 2024	Jouault and Nel 2024	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-086 (JMP099) (1 measurement)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Bethylidae

	Cretapristocera longiscapa n. gen., n. sp. Jouault et al. 2020	Jouault et al. 2020	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-009 (2 measurements)

	Ramageoptera platycephala n. gen., n. sp. Jouault and Brazidec 2021	Jouault and Brazidec 2021	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-050 (2 measurements)

	Burmapyris azevedoi n. gen., n. sp. Jouault et al. 2021	Jouault et al. 2021	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-016 (2 measurements)

	Burmapyris ohmkuhnlei n. sp. Brazidec et al. 2023	Brazidec et al. 2023	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-060 (2 measurements)

	Yunbayin rossei Brazidec et al. 2023	Brazidec et al. 2023	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-063 (2 measurements)

	Protopyris myanmarensis n. gen., n. sp. Jouault and Nel 2021	Jouault et al. 2021	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-015 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Vespidae

	Vespatula condaminei n. gen., n. sp. Jouault 2023	Jouault 2023	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-066 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

	Dhagnathos autokrator n. gen., n. sp. Perrichot et al. 2020	Perrichot et al. 2020	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-003 (1 measurement)

	Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri Perrichot et al. 2016		1 specimen
	IGR.BU-002
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Megalyridae

	Megacoxa chandrahrasa n. sp. Brazidec et al. 2024	Brazidec et al. 2024	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-068 (2 measurements)

	Megacoxa janzeni n. gen., n. sp. Brazidec et al. 2024	Brazidec et al. 2024	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-069 (2 measurements)

	Cretolyra noijebumensis n. gen., n. sp. Brazidec et al. 2024	Brazidec et al. 2024	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-067 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Myanmarinidae

	Myanmarina sidorchukae n. sp. Jouault et al. 2020	Jouault et al. 2020	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-010 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Braconidae

	Megalyrhyssalus clavicornis n. gen., n. sp. Belokobylskij and Jouault 2021	Belokobylskij and Jouault 2021	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-025 (2 measurements)

	Stephanorhyssalus longiscapus n. gen., n. sp. Belokobylskij and Jouault 2021	Belokobylskij and Jouault 2021	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-024 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Burmorussidae

	Cretorussus vilhelmseni n. gen., n. sp. Jouault et al. 2021	Jouault et al. 2021	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-020 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Anaxyelidae

	Curvitexis kopylovi n. gen., n. sp. Jouault et al. 2022	Jouault et al. 2022	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-064 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Blattodea

	Euisoptera informal indet. 1	Jouault et al. 2022	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-055 ("Meiatermes grade")
Insecta - Blattodea - Kalotermitidae

	Valkyritermes inopinatus n. gen., n. sp. Jouault et al. 2022	Jouault et al. 2022	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-027 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Blattodea - Hodotermopsidae

	Longitermes pulcher n. gen., n. sp. Jouault et al. 2022	Jouault et al. 2022	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-052 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Blattodea - Mastotermitidae

	Magnifitermes krishnai n. gen., n. sp. Jouault et al. 2022	Jouault et al. 2022	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-053 (1 measurement)

	Milesitermes engeli n. gen., n. sp. Jouault and Nel 2021	Jouault et al. 2021	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-012 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Psocodea - Psyllipsocidae

	Psyllipsocus myanmarensis n. sp. Jouault et al. 2021	Jouault et al. 2021	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-023 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Odonata - Burmaphlebiidae

	Bilebullephlebia legendrei n. gen., n. sp. Jouault and Nel 2023	Jouault and Nel 2023	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-074 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Diptera - Bombyliidae

	Nidergasia neraudeaui n. gen., n. sp. Jouault and Nel 2020	Ngô-Muller et al. 2020	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-008 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Diptera - Atelestidae

	Alavesia myanmarensis n. sp. Jouault et al. 2020	Jouault et al. 2020	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-008A (1 measurement)
Insecta - Diptera - Scenopinidae

	Burmaprorates alagracilis n. gen., n. sp. Jouault and Nel 2020	Jouault and Nel 2020	1 specimen
	IGR.BU-13 (1 measurement)
see common names

Geography

Country:	Myanmar
Coordinates:	26.4° North, 96.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:	12.4° North, 93.8° East
Basis of coordinate:	stated in text

Time

Period:	Cretaceous	Epoch:	Late Cretaceous
Stage:	Cenomanian	10 m.y. bin:	Cretaceous 5
Key time interval:	Early Cenomanian
Age range of interval:	100.5 - 93.9 m.y. ago
Age estimate:	maximum 98.79 ± 0.62 Ma (U/Pb)

Stratigraphy

Lithology and environment

Primary lithology:	amber
Environment:	terrestrial indet.

Taphonomy

Modes of preservation:	body,amber
Size of fossils:	mesofossils

Collection methods and comments

Reason for describing collection:	taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Repository: Geological Department of the University of Rennes 1, France

Metadata

Database number:	179227
Authorizer:	M. Clapham	Enterer:	M. Clapham
Modifier:	M. Clapham	Research group:	paleoentomology
Created:	2016-06-06 20:31:09	Last modified:	2023-03-11 11:33:18
Access level:	the public	Released:	2016-06-06 20:31:09
Creative Commons license:	CC BY

Reference information

Primary reference:

59331.

V. Perrichot, B. Wang, and M. S. Engel. 2016. Extreme morphogenesis and ecological specialization among Cretaceous basal ants. Current Biology 26:1468-1472 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

77649		S. A. Belokobylskij and C. Jouault. 2021. Two new striking braconid genera (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 132:426-437 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
89204		M. Boderau, V. Ngô-Muller, R. Garrouste and A. Nel. 2024. The second genus of pond treaders (Heteroptera: Mesoveliidae) from mid-Cretaceous amber of Myanmar. Annales de Paléontologie 110(102685) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
85156		M. Brazidec. 2023. Argemiones stupeflip gen. et sp. nov., a new spathiopterygid wasp (Hymenoptera: Diaprioidea) from the mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber. Palaeoentomology 6:292-299 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
84350		M. Brazidec, F. Legendre, and V. Perrichot. 2023. Diversity and phylogeny of the extinct wasp subfamily Lancepyrinae (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) revealed by mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 81:345-369 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
87957		M. Brazidec, L. Vilhelmsen, B. E. Boudinot, A. Richter, J. U. Hammel, E. E. Perkovsky, Y. Fan, Z. Wang, Q. Wu, B. Wang, and V. Perrichot. 2024. Unveiling ancient diversity of long-tailed wasps (Hymenoptera: Megalyridae): new taxa from Cretaceous Kachin and Taimyr ambers and their phylogenetic affinities. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 82:151-181 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
79715		C. Jouault. 2021. A new species of thorny lacewing (Neuroptera: Rhachiberothidae: Paraberothinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber with novel raptorial foreleg structure. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 133:32-39 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
75571		C. Jouault. 2021. Mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber pelecinid wasps (Hymenoptera, Pelecinidae) support the hypothesis of an Asian origin of the family. Annales de Paléontologie 107(102464) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
83981		C. Jouault. 2023. The second species of Sorellevania Engel, 2006 (Evanioidea: Evaniidae) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Palaeoentomology 6:3-7 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
85212		C. Jouault. 2023. Incrementing the diversity of fossil vespid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) and clarifying the limits of Burmese amber taxa. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 59:1-13 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
78866		C. Jouault and M. Brazidec. 2021. A new protopristocerine wasp (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Annales de Paléontologie 107(102522) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
78523		C. Jouault, M. S. Engel, and A. Nel. 2021. A new baissopterid snakefly (Raphidioptera: Baissopteridae) from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar. Cretaceous Research 129(105028) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
81752		C. Jouault, M. S. Engel, D. Y. Huang, J. Berger, P. Grandcolas, E. E. Perkovsky, F. Legendre and A. Nel. 2022. Termite valkyries: soldier-like alate termites from the Cretaceous and task specialization in the early evolution of Isoptera. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10(737367) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
86413		C. Jouault, M. S. Engel, F. Legendre, D. Y. Huang, P. Grandcolas and A. Nel. 2022. Incrementing and clarifying the diversity and early evolution of termites (Blattodea: Isoptera). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 196:608-629 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
77085		C. Jouault, F. Legendre, P. Grandcolas and A. Nel. 2021. Revising dating estimates and the antiquity of eusociality in termites using the fossilized birth-death process. Systematic Entomology 46:592-610 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
83261		C. Jouault, G. S. Nam, and A. P. Rasnitsyn. 2022. A new anaxyelid wood wasp (Hymenoptera: 'Symphyta') from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Annales de Paléontologie 108(102568) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
83672		C. Jouault and A. Nel. 2020. The oldest record of window fly supports a Gondwanan origin of the family (Diptera: Scenopinidae). Palaeoentomology 3:483-491 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
71716		C. Jouault, A. Nel, and V. Perrichot. 2020. New evanioid wasps (Hymenoptera: Praeaulacidae, Aulacidae) from Cenomanian Burmese amber. Cretaceous Research 110(104407) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
76978		C. Jouault and A. Nel. 2021. A new genus and species of Aulacidae (Hymenoptera: Evanioidea) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Cretaceous Research 124(104799) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
84944		C. Jouault and A. Nel. 2023. A new genus and species of the damsel-dragonfly family Burmaphlebiidae (Odonata: Epiproctophora). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 59:101-106 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
89465		C. Jouault and A. Nel. 2024. New evanioid wasps (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae; Praeaulacidae) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber. Annales de Paléontologie 110(102662) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
73309		C. Jouault, V. Ngô-Muller, J. M. Pouillon and A. Nel. 2020. Taxonomic additions to the pelecinid wasps (Hymenoptera, Pelecinidae) of the 'mid-Cretaceous' Burmese amber. Cretaceous Research 114(104505) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
76957		C. Jouault, V. Ngô-Muller, J. M. Pouillon and A. Nel. 2020. New Burmese amber fossils clarify the evolution of bethylid wasps (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 191:1044-1058 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
83547		C. Jouault, V. Ngô-Muller, Q. Q. Zhang and A. Nel. 2020. New empidoid flies (Diptera: Atelestidae; Dolichopodidae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Palaeoentomology 3:204-211 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
77109		C. Jouault, V. Perrichot, and A. Nel. 2021. Taxonomic addition to the early diverged parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera: Orussoidea) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 132:324-331 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
76618		C. Jouault, V. Perrichot, and A. Nel. 2021. New flat wasps from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber deposits highlight the bethylid antiquity and paleobiogeography (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea). Cretaceous Research 123(104772) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
87275		C. Jouault, J. M. Pouillon, and A. Nel. 2022. Beautiful wing coloration pattern in a new doratomantispine species (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5100:390-400 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
74208		C. Jouault, A. P. Rasnitsyn, and V. Perrichot. 2020. A new myanmarinid wasp (Hymenoptera: Stephanoidea) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Cretaceous Research 116(104621) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
84371		C. Jouault and S. Rosse-Guillevic. 2023. A new genus of praeaulacid wasp (Hymenoptera: Evanioidea) from the mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber (Myanmar). Annales de Paléontologie 109(102599) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
77636		C. Jouault, K. Yoshizawa, M. Hakim, D. Y. Huang, and A. Nel. 2021. New psocids (Psocodea: Prionoglarididae, Psyllipsocidae) from Cretaceous Burmese amber deposits. Cretaceous Research 126(104890) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
73308		V. Ngô-Muller, C. Jouault, R. Garrouste and A. Nel. 2020. Potential new evidences of bee fly parasitoidism on ground-dwelling insects in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Diptera: Bombyliidae). Cretaceous Research 114(104524) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
71655		V. Perrichot, B. Wang, and P. Barden. 2020. New remarkable hell ants (Formicidae: Haidomyrmecinae stat. nov.) from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar. Cretaceous Research 109(104381) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
85052		S. Rosse-Guillevic and C. Jouault. 2023. A new species of Cretevania Rasnitsyn, 1975 (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae) from the mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber. Palaeoentomology 6:242-249 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]