Tarachoptera: The extinct and enigmatic cousins of Trichoptera and Lepidoptera, with descriptions of two new species

By

Mey, Wolfram
Wichard, Wilfried, 1944-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-10-16

Original Publication

Beiträge zur Entomologie

Volume

73

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

137--146

Subjects

Amphiesmenoptera , Checklist , Cretaceous , fossil taxa , Phylogeny , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Berlin Akademie-Verlag 1951-1997

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/contrib.entomol.73.e110233

 

Abstract

Two new species of fossil Tarachoptera are described from Burmese amber and named as Tarachocelis emmarossaesp. nov. and Kinitocelis patrickmuellerisp. nov. The new species are documented by photos and line drawings. An update of the hitherto described taxa of Tarachoptera is provided including information about the depository of type material. The phylogenetic position of Tarachoptera in the amphiesmenopteran clade is discussed. A hypothetical cladogram based on cladistic principles was constructed to demonstrate the phylogenetic relationship combining Tarachoptera, Trichoptera, and Lepidoptera. It might serve as guidance in the interpretation of fossil taxa and future discoveries.