New mimarachnids (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Fulgoroidea) in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

By

Zhang, Xiao
Yao, Yunzhi
Ren, Dong, 1963-
Pang, Hong
Chen, Huayan.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1057

Pages

37--48

Subjects

fossil , palaeodiversity , planthopper , taxonomy , wing pigmentation

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1057.66434

 

Abstract

A new genus and species,Multistria orthotropagen. et sp. nov., and a new species,Dachibangus huisp. nov., of Mimarachnidae are described from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. These new taxa display unique wing color patterns and extend the Mesozoic diversity of Mimarachnidae. The evolution of wing venation, phylogenetic placement of Mimarachnidae, and anti-predation defenses of this family in Burmese amber forest are briefly discussed.