Palerasnitsynus gen. n. (Trichoptera, Psychomyiidae) from Burmese amber

By

Wichard, Wilfried, 1944-
Ross, Emma
Ross, Andrew

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

130

Pages

323-330

Subjects

Fossil Trichoptera, fossil insects, aquatic insect

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.130.1449

 

Abstract

Palerasnitsynus ohlhoffi gen. et sp. n. is described from Burmese amber of late Albian (Lower Cretaceous) age. This is the first record of the family Psychomyiidae from Burmese amber, and the earliest fossil record of the family. The genus Palerasnitsynus gen. n. differs from all other known psychomyiid genera by the absence of fork III in the forewings.