2016 in paleoentomology
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2015 in paleoentomology is a list of new fossil insect taxa that were described during the year 2016, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleoentomology that were scheduled to occur during the year.
New taxa
[edit]Coleoptera
[edit]| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ashworth & Erwin | Probably Miocene | Meyer Desert Formation | Antarctica (Beardmore Glacier region) | A ground beetle. The type species is A. balli. | ||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov in Legalov & Poinar | Tertiary | A species of Anthonomus. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Kirejtshuk, Nel, & Kirejtshuk | A reticulated beetle. The type species is "Priacma" tuberculosa Tan, Ren & Shin (2006); genus also includes "Priacma" clavata Tan, Ren & Shin (2006), "Priacma" renaria Tan, Ren & Shin (2006) and possibly "Priacma" latidentata Tan, Ren & Shin (2006). | |||||
| Gen et sp. nov | Valid | Legalov | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Curculionidae. The type species is A. balticus. | |||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Jałoszyński & Peris | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | A scydmaenine rove beetle belonging to the tribe Eutheiini; a new genus for "Kachinus" magnificus Peris, Chatzimanolis & Delclòs (2014). | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Peris & Háva | Late Cretaceous (Turonian) | A species of Attagenus. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Jałoszyński | Early to middle Eocene | A scydmaenine rove beetle belonging to the tribe Mastigini. The type species is B. antennatus; genus also includes B. horribilis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Oberprieler et al. | Late Jurassic | A member of Eucnemidae. The type species is B. jurassicus. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid[10] | Parker | Cretaceous (~99 mya) | A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Pselaphinae. The type species is B. grimaldii; genus also includes B. arctopteryx. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Jarzembowski, Wang & Zheng | Cretaceous | A member of Ommatinae. Originally described as a species of Brochocoleus; Kirejtshuk (2020) transferred it to the separate genus Jarzembowskiops.[12] | ||||
| Gen et Sp nov. | Valid | Kirejtshuk, Nel, & Kirejtshuk |  | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Tarasov & Vaz-de-Mello in Tarasov et al. | Probably Miocene | A species of Canthochilum. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Tarasov & Vaz-de-Mello in Tarasov et al. | Probably Miocene | A species of Canthochilum. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Alekseev | Eocene | A member of Histeridae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Ramírez, Corsolini & Di Iorio | Eocene | A beetle of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Originally described as a member of the family Passandridae and a species of Catogenus; Jin et al. (2019) transferred this species to the family Cucujidae and to the genus Platisus,[16] while Jin et al. (2020) transferred it to the genus Thesaurus.[17] | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Barrios-Izás in Barrios-Izás & Coty | Late Oligocene to middle Miocene | A member of Curculionidae belonging to the subfamily Cossoninae, a species of Caulophilus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Legalov | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Curculionidae. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Legalov | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Curculionidae. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Woolley | Late Cretaceous (Turonian) | A member of Scarabaeidae belonging to the subfamily Melolonthinae. The type species is C. archratiras. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Jałoszyński & Perkovsky | Late Eocene | A scydmaenine rove beetle belonging to the tribe Cephenniini. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Legalov | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Curculionidae. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Legalov | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Curculionidae. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Eocene or Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Choraginae and the tribe Choragini, a species of Choragus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Alekseev | Eocene | A member of Corylophidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Yamamoto in Yamamoto & Takahashi | Miocene | A rove beetle. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bukejs, Biondi & Alekseev | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A species of Crepidodera. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Zhao et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of Glaphyridae, a species of Cretohypna. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Zhao et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of Glaphyridae, a species of Cretohypna. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Disputed | Cai & Huang | Late Cretaceous (early Cenomanian) | A scydmaenine rove beetle belonging to the supertribe Mastigitae. The type species is Cretoleptochromus archaicus. Jałoszyński et al. (2018) considered the genus Cretoleptochromus to be a junior synonym of the genus Clidicus.[27] | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Kirejtshuk, Nel, & Kirejtshuk | A reticulated beetle. The type species is "Priacmopsis" subtilis Tan & Ren (2006). | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cai, Hsiao & Huang | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Tetratomidae belonging to the subfamily Eustrophinae. The type species is Cretosynstrophus archaicus. | ||||
| Sp nov. | Valid | Kirejtshuk, Nel, & Kirejtshuk |  | |||||
| Sp nov. | Valid | Kirejtshuk, Nel, & Kirejtshuk |  | |||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Kirejtshuk, Nel, & Kirejtshuk | A reticulated beetle. The type species is "Paracupes" svetkoi Lubkin (2003). | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Eocene or Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Choraginae and the tribe Valenfriesiini, a species of Cyptoxenus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Eocene or Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Choraginae and the tribe Valenfriesiini, a species of Cyptoxenus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Cai et al. | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Jacobsoniidae, a species of Derolathrus. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Vitali & Daamgard | Probably early Oligocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A species of Dicentrus. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Alekseev & Bukejs | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Zopheridae. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Legalov | Eocene | A weevil belonging to the subfamily Curculioninae and the tribe Ellescini. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Legalov | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Curculionidae. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Legalov | Late Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A bean weevil. The type species is Electrocaryedon poinari. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Alekseev & Jäch | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Byrrhoidea belonging to the family Ptilodactylidae and the subfamily Anchytarsinae. The type species is E. circumbalticus. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Alekseev & Bukejs | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Zopheridae. | |||
| Gen et sp. nov | Valid | Legalov | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Curculionidae. The type species is E. prussica. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cai & Lü in Cai et al. | Eocene | A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Piestinae. Genus includes new species E. groehni. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Jałoszyński & Perkovsky | Late Eocene | Rovno amber | A scydmaenine rove beetle belonging to the tribe Glandulariini. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Eocene or Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Anthribinae and the tribe Eugonini, a species of Eugonus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Eocene or Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Anthribinae and the tribe Eugonini, a species of Eugonus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Anthribinae and the tribe Cratoparini, a species of Euparius. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Vitali | Early Oligocene | A longhorn beetle belonging to the tribe Apatophyseini. The type species is E. groehni. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Batelka, Prokop & Engel | Cenomanian | A member of Ripiphoridae belonging to the subfamily Pelecotominae. The type species is F. heidiae. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Jałoszyński & Perkovsky | Late Eocene | Rovno amber | A scydmaenine rove beetle belonging to the tribe Glandulariini. The type species is G. unicus. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Poinar, Brown & Legalov | Cretaceous | Originally interpreted as a relative of the New York weevil, but subsequently transferred to the weevil family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae.[39] The type species is H. plaisiommus. Announced in 2016; Legalov (2023) subsequently republished the description, stating that the journal where the original article was published does not have a printed version, and that the original article lacked information on registration in the ZooBank.[40] |  | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bai & Zhang in Bai et al. | Late Cretaceous (early Cenomanian) | A member of Hybosoridae, a species of Hybosorus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Alekseev & Telnov | A member of Ischaliidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | jr synopnym | Odnosum & Perkovsky | Eocene | A member of Mordellidae. | ||||
| Leiosoma (Palaeoleiosoma) klebsi[4] | Subgen. et sp. nov | Valid | Legalov | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Curculionidae, a species of Leiosoma. | ||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kirejtshuk & Nel | Early Cretaceous | A member of Byrrhidae. The type species is L. occultus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bukejs & Schmitt | Eocene | A species of Lilioceris. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Yamamoto & Solodovnikov | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Megalopsidiinae; a species of Megalopinus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Poinar, Brown & Legalov | Cenomanian | Originally interpreted as a relative of the New York weevil, but subsequently transferred to the weevil family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae.[39] The type species is M. gyralommus. Announced in 2016; Legalov (2023) subsequently republished the description, stating that the journal where the original article was published does not have a printed version, and that the original article lacked information on registration in the ZooBank.[40] | ||||
| Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Valid | Kirejtshuk, Nel, & Kirejtshuk | A reticulated beetle. The type species is "Cupes" orbiculatus Kirejtshuk, Nel & Colomb (2010); genus also includes new species M. bartenevi. | |||||
| Sp nov. | Valid | Kirejtshuk, Nel, & Kirejtshuk | A reticulated beetle. Kirejtshuk (2020) transferred this species to the separate genus Cainomerga.[12] | _brevicornis_holotype_MNHN.F.A51119_part_side_direct_lighting.jpg) | ||||
| Sp nov. | Valid | Kirejtshuk, Nel, & Kirejtshuk | A reticulated beetle. Kirejtshuk (2020) transferred this species to the separate genus Cainomerga.[12] | |||||
| Sp nov. | Valid | Kirejtshuk, Nel, & Kirejtshuk | A reticulated beetle. Kirejtshuk (2020) transferred this species to the separate genus Cainomerga.[12] | _palaeocenicus_holotype_MNHN.F.A51117_direct_lighting.jpg) | ||||
| Sp nov. | Valid | Kirejtshuk, Nel, & Kirejtshuk | A reticulated beetle. Kirejtshuk (2020) transferred this species to the separate genus Cainomerga.[12] | _ponti_holotype_MNHN.F.A51116_part_side_direct_lighting.jpg) | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Yamamoto, Maruyama & Parker | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Aleocharinae and the tribe Mesoporini. The type species is M. compactus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Perkovsky | Late Eocene | Rovno amber | A relative of the telephone-pole beetle. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Alekseev & Bukejs | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Silvanidae. The type species is M. ot. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Nabozhenko, Perkovsky & Chernei | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A darkling beetle. Originally described as a species of Nalassus; Nabozhenko, Chigray & Bukejs (2019) transferred this species to the genus Stenohelops.[52] | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lyubarsky & Perkovsky | Late Eocene | Bitterfeld amber | A beetle of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Originally described as a member of Phalacridae; Gimmel et al. (2019) transferred it to the family Cyclaxyridae.[54] The type species is N. hoffeinsorum. Gimmel et al. (2019) considered the type species to be a junior synonym of "Stilbus" bedovoyi Lyubarsky & Perkovsky (2011), while maintaining it in the separate genus Neolitochropus, resulting in a new combination Neolitochropus bedovoyi.[54] | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Eocene or Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Choraginae and the tribe Valenfriesiini, a species of Neoxenus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Legalov | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Curculionidae, a species of Orchestes. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Fanti | Early Cretaceous (late Albian) | A soldier beetle. The type species is O. elvirae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Legalov | Eocene | A weevil belonging to the subfamily Oxycoryninae and the tribe Oxycraspedini. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Legalov | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Curculionidae. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Legalov | Eocene | A weevil belonging to the subfamily Dryophthorinae and the tribe Stromboscerini. The type species is P. kirejtshuki. | ||||
| Gen et sp. nov | Valid | Legalov | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Curculionidae. The type species is P. primitivus. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Chang, Muona & Teräväinen in Chang et al. | Early Cretaceous | A false click beetle, a species of Palaeoxenus. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Yue et al. | Early Cretaceous | A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Piestinae. Genus includes Paleosiagonium brevelytratum and Paleosiagonium adaequatum. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Tshernyshev | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Malachiidae belonging to the tribe Attalini. Genus includes new species P. baltiensis and P. eocenicus. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Zanetti, Perreau & Solodovnikov | Eocene-early Oligocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Omaliinae; a species of Paraphloeostiba. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Boucher et al. | Late Cretaceous (earliest Cenomanian) | A member of Scarabaeoidea, possibly closely related to the family Passalidae. The type species is Passalopalpus cheni. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bukejs, Alekseev & McKellar | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A species of Passandra. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Kolibáč et al. | Late Pliocene | A member of Trogossitidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Zanetti, Perreau & Solodovnikov | Eocene-early Oligocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Omaliinae; a species of Phyllodrepa. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Eocene or Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Anthribinae and the tribe Piesocorynini, a species of Piesocorynus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Anthribinae and the tribe Piesocorynini, a species of Piesocorynus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Anthribinae and the tribe Piesocorynini, a species of Piesocorynus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Eocene or Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Anthribinae and the tribe Piesocorynini, a species of Piesocorynus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Anthribinae and the tribe Piesocorynini, a species of Piesocorynus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Anthribinae and the tribe Piesocorynini, a species of Piesocorynus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Eocene or Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Anthribinae and the tribe Piesocorynini, a species of Piesocorynus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Eocene or Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Anthribinae and the tribe Piesocorynini, a species of Piesocorynus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Anthribinae and the tribe Piesocorynini, a species of Piesocorynus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Eocene or Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Anthribinae and the tribe Piesocorynini, a species of Piezobarra. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Chang et al. | Early Cretaceous | A darkling beetle. The type species is Platycteniopus diversoculatus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Yamamoto | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Tachyporinae. The type species is Procileoporus burmiticus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Nazarenko & Perkovsky | Eocene | A member of Curculionidae belonging to the subfamily Curculioninae and the tribe Acalyptini. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Tshernyshev | Eocene | A member of Malachiidae belonging to the tribe Troglopini. The type species is P. perkovskyi. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kolibáč & Huang | Middle Jurassic (Callovian) | A member of Cleridae. Genus includes new species P. korynetoides. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Yamamoto | Late Cretaceous | A dasycerine rove beetle. The type species is Protodasycerus aenigmaticus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid[10] | Parker | Cenomanian | A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Pselaphinae. The type species is Protrichonyx rafifrons. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Ponomarenko | A member of the family Schizocoleidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Ponomarenko | A member of the family Schizocoleidae. | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kirejtshuk et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of Staphyliniformia of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Ptisma zasukhae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Fanti | Eocene (Lutetian) | A soldier beetle, a species of Rhagonycha. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Jałoszyński & Perkovsky | Late Eocene | Rovno amber | A scydmaenine rove beetle belonging to the tribe Clidicini. The type species is R. ableptonoides. | |||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Jałoszyński & Perkovsky | Late Eocene | Rovno amber | A scydmaenine rove beetle belonging to the tribe Glandulariini. The type species is R. frontalis; genus also includes R. microscopicus. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Ponomarenko | A member of the family Schizocoleidae. | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Legalov | Eocene | A weevil belonging to the subfamily Entiminae and the tribe Tropiphorini. The type species is S. attenboroughi. The generic name is spelled Succinalophus on some pages of the paper describing the taxon. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Jałoszyński & Yamamoto in Jałoszyński, Yamamoto & Takahashi | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A scydmaenine rove beetle belonging to the tribe Glandulariini. The type species is Scydmobisetia vetutissima. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Cai & Huang | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Smicripidae. Originally described as a species of Smicrips; Kirejtshuk (2017) made it the type species of a separate genus Mesosmicrips.[72] | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Jarzembowski & Wang | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | An archostematan beetle, possibly a member of Cupedidae. The type species is Stegocoleus caii. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Jałoszyński & Perkovsky | Late Eocene | Rovno amber | A scydmaenine rove beetle belonging to the tribe Glandulariini. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bellés & Perkovsky | Late Eocene | A spider beetle found in Rovno amber, a species of Sucinoptinus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bellés & Perkovsky | Late Eocene | A spider beetle found in Rovno amber, a species of Sucinoptinus. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Kirejtshuk, Nel, & Kirejtshuk | A reticulated beetle. The type species is "Cupes" motschulskyi Kirejtshuk (2005). | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Yu et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Tetratomidae belonging to the tribe Eustrophini. The type species is T. cretaceus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Legalov | Eocene or Miocene | A member of Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Anthribinae and the tribe Platystomini, a species of Toxonotus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Schmidt, Hoffmann & Michalik | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A species of Trechus. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Schmidt, Belousov & Michalik | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A species of Trechus. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Fanti | Eocene or Miocene | A soldier beetle, a species of Tytthonyx. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Jałoszyński & Perkovsky | Late Eocene | Rovno amber | A scydmaenine rove beetle belonging to the tribe Eutheiini. The type species is V. quadrisetosa. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cai et al. | Cretaceous | A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Proteininae. The type species is V. cretaceus | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kolibáč & Huang | Middle Jurassic (Callovian) | A member of Cleridae. Genus includes new species W. calloviana. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lyubarsky, Perkovsky & Alekseev | Late Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Erotylidae belonging to the subfamily Xenoscelinae. Genus includes new species W. tvanksticus. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Oberprieler et al. | Late Jurassic | A member of Cerophytidae. The type species is W. amplipectorale. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Alekseev | Eocene | A member of Histeridae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Alekseev & Bukejs | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Zopheridae. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Alekseev & Bukejs | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Zopheridae. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Nabozhenko, Kirejtshuk & Merkl | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A darkling beetle belonging to the subfamily Lagriinae and probably to the tribe Belopini. The type species is Y. colydioides. |
Dermaptera
[edit]| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Xing et al. | Middle Jurassic | An earwig belonging to the family Protodiplatyidae. The type species is A. gracilentum. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Xing et al. | Early Cretaceous | An earwig belonging to the family Protodiplatyidae. The type species is Barbderma oblonguata. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Xing et al. | Middle Jurassic | An earwig belonging to the family Protodiplatyidae. The type species is P. triangulum. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Xing et al. | Early Cretaceous | An earwig belonging to the family Protodiplatyidae, a species of Sinoprotodiplatys. |
Dictyoptera
[edit]| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bai, Beutel, Klass, Wipfler & Zhang in Delclòs et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A probable relative of the mantises. The type species is Alienopterus brachyelytrus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Delclòs et al. | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | A mantis of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Aragonimantis aenigma. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Delclòs et al. | Cretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian) | A mantis, a species of Burmantis. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Barna in Vršanský et al. | Eocene | A cockroach, a species of Diploptera. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Šmídová in Vršanský et al. | Eocene | A cockroach, a species of Diploptera. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Vršanský in Vršanský et al. | Eocene | A cockroach, a species of Diploptera. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Lee | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A cockroach belonging to the superfamily Corydioidea and the family Blattulidae. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Engel, Barden & Grimaldi | Cenomanian | A termite. The type species is Ginormotermes rex (formerly Gigantotermes rex). The original generic name was preoccupied by Gigantotermes Haase (1890). | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Engel, Barden & Grimaldi in Engel et al. | Cretaceous (ca. 100 mya) | A termite. The type species is Krishnatermes yoddha. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Engel, Currano & Jacobs | Early Miocene | A termite, a species of Mastotermes. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Lee | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A cockroach belonging to the superfamily Corydioidea and the family Blattulidae. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid[91] | Engel & Kaulfuss | Early Miocene | Foulden Maar fossil lagerstätte | A termite. The type species is O. novazealandicus. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Lee | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A cockroach belonging to the superfamily Blattoidea and the family Mesoblattinidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Lee | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A cockroach belonging to the superfamily Blattoidea and the family Ectobiidae. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid[91] | Engel & Kaulfuss | Early Miocene | Foulden Maar fossil lagerstätte | A termite. The type species is P. fouldenica. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid[91] | Engel & Kaulfuss | Early Miocene | Foulden Maar fossil lagerstätte | A termite. The type species is T. krishnai. | |||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Lee | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A cockroach belonging to the family Umenocoleidae; a new genus for "Ponopterix" burkhardi Nel, Prokop & Kirejtshuk (2014). | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid[91] | Engel & Kaulfuss | Early Miocene | Foulden Maar fossil lagerstätte | A termite. The type species is W. matatoka. |
Diptera
[edit]| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Roháček | Eocene | A member of Opomyzoidea belonging to the family Clusiomitidae. Originally described as a species of Acartophthalmites, but subsequently made the type species of the separate genus Clusiomites.[93] | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid[95] | Brown | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Phoridae found in Baltic amber, a species of Aenigmatias. | |||
| Sp. nov. | Valid[95] | Brown | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Phoridae found in Baltic amber, a species of Aenigmatias. | |||
| Sp. nov. | Valid[95] | Brown | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Phoridae found in Baltic amber, a species of Aenigmatias. | |||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Bickel in Bickel & Solórzano Kraemer | Miocene | A long-legged fly belonging to the subfamily Sciapodinae; a species of Amblypsilopus. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Xylomyidae. The type species is A. biceps; genus also includes A. sulcata. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Tabanomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement, probably a basal tabanomorph. Genus includes A. ambiguum and A. simulans | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Apsilocephalidae. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fedotova & Perkovsky | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | Taimyr amber | A gall midge. Genus includes new species C. yantardakhica. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Skibińska | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Tanyderidae. The type species is C. gedanensis. | |||
| Sp. nov. | Valid[101] | Baranov & Kvifte in Baranov, Kvifte & Perkovsky | Eocene | A species of Corethrella found in Rovno amber. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid[101] | Baranov & Kvifte in Baranov, Kvifte & Perkovsky | Eocene | A species of Corethrella found in Rovno amber. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fedotova & Perkovsky | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | Taimyr amber | A gall midge. Genus includes new species C. khatanga. | |||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Stratiomyomorpha belonging to the family Zhangsolvidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Myskowiak, Azar & Nel | Early Cretaceous | A member of Hilarimorphidae. The type species is Cretahilarimorpha lebanensis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Xylomyidae. The type species is C. burmitica. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fedotova & Perkovsky | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | Taimyr amber | A gall midge. Genus includes new species C. ekaterinae. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fedotova & Perkovsky | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | Taimyr amber | A gall midge. Genus includes new species C. taimyrica. | |||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Gao, Shih & Ren | Late Cretaceous (earliest Cenomanian) | A member of Limoniidae, a species of Dicranoptycha. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Greenwalt & Moulton | Eocene | A member of Dixidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Greenwalt & Moulton | Eocene | A member of Dixidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Greenwalt & Moulton | Eocene | A member of Dixidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Greenwalt & Moulton | Eocene | A member of Dixidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Klimont & Krzemińska | Late Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of the family Mycetophilidae. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Bombyliidae. The type species is E. quadra. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Myskowiak, Garrouste & Nel | Early Eocene | A member of Mythicomyiidae belonging to the subfamily Psiloderoidinae. The type species is E. azari. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Garrouste, Azar & Nel | Early Eocene | A member of Scenopinidae. The type species is Eocenotrichia magnifica. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Lukashevich & Arillo | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | A member of Ptychopteridae, a species of Eoptychoptera. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fedotova & Perkovsky | A gall midge. Genus includes new species E. sakhalinica. | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A non-empidoid orthorrhaphan fly of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is E. longicerci. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Tabanomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement, probably a basal tabanomorph. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Stebner, Szadziewski & Wang | Early Eocene | Fushun amber | A member of Ceratopogonini. | |||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Stebner, Szadziewski & Wang | Early Eocene | Fushun amber | A member of Ceratopogonini. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A non-empidoid orthorrhaphan fly of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is G. wit. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Kania, Krzemiński & Arillo | Early Cretaceous (late Albian) | A species of Helius. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Kania & Kopeć in Kania et al. | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A species of Helius. | |||
| Helius (Helius) neali[113] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Kopeć, Kania & Krzemiński | Early Miocene | A species of Helius. | |||
| Helius (Helius) oosterbroeki[113] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Kopeć, Kania & Krzemiński | Early Miocene | A species of Helius. | |||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Perkovsky & Sukhomlin | Late Eocene | Rovno amber | A black fly (Simuliidae). | |||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Apystomyiidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Nemestrinidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Nemestrinidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Nemestrinoidea belonging to the family Rhagionemestriidae. Originally described as a species of Jurassinemestrinus; Zhang, Zhang & Wang (in press) transferred this species to the separate genus Cretinemestrimus.[115] | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Angelini, Azar & Nel | Early Cretaceous | A snipe fly. The type species is Lebanoleptis huangi. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Stebner, Szadziewski & Wang | Early Eocene | Fushun amber | A member of Ceratopogonini. | |||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Bickel in Bickel & Solórzano Kraemer | Miocene | A long-legged fly belonging to the subfamily Medeterinae; a species of Medetera. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Bickel in Bickel & Solórzano Kraemer | Miocene | A long-legged fly belonging to the subfamily Medeterinae; a species of Medetera. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fedotova & Perkovsky | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | Taimyr amber | A gall midge. Genus includes new species M. norilsk. | |||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Szadziewski & Szwedo in Szadziewski et al. | Early Eocene | A member of Anisopodidae, a species of Mesochria. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Bickel in Bickel & Solórzano Kraemer | Miocene | A long-legged fly belonging to the subfamily Sciapodinae; a species of Mesorhaga. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Tkoč, Nel & Prokop | Paleocene to the middle Eocene | Študlov amber | A member of Dolichopodidae, a species of Microphorites. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A non-empidoid orthorrhaphan fly of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is M. plumosa. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Giłka et al. | Early Eocene | Fushun amber | A member of Chironomidae, possibly a member or a relative of Tanytarsini; a species of Nandeva. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Stratiomyidae. The type species is N. bella. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Bombyliidae. The type species is N. evenhuisi. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Bickel in Bickel & Solórzano Kraemer | Miocene | A long-legged fly belonging to the subfamily Sympycninae; a species of Neoparentia. | ||||
| Gen. et 3 sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Stratiomyidae. The type species is N. woodleyi; genus also includes N. telescopica and N. longistyli. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fedotova & Perkovsky | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | Taimyr amber | A gall midge. Genus includes new species P. dmitrii. | |||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Tabanomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement, probably a basal tabanomorph. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Bickel in Bickel & Solórzano Kraemer | Miocene | A long-legged fly belonging to the subfamily Peloropeodinae; a species of Peloropeodes. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Bombyliidae. The type species is P. bombylia. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Bombyliidae. The type species is P. minutum. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Szadziewski & Arillo in Szadziewski et al. | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | A biting midge. Originally described as a species of Protoculicoides; Borkent (2019) transferred this species to the genus Atriculicoides.[121] | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Szadziewski & Arillo in Szadziewski et al. | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | A biting midge. Originally described as a species of Protoculicoides; Borkent (2019) transferred this species to the genus Atriculicoides.[121] | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Nel & Coty | Late Oligocene-middle Miocene | A member of Scatopsidae; a species of Psectrosciara. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid[95] | Brown | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Phoridae found in Baltic amber. The type species is Pseudaenigmatias ctenitibia. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Zhang, Zhang & Wang | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Tabanomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is P. zhangi. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Giłka, Zakrzewska & Krzemiński in Zakrzewska, Krzemiński & Giłka | Eocene | Europe (Gdańsk Bay coast) | A species of Rheotanytarsus. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Perkovsky & Fedotova | Late Eocene | A gall midge. Genus includes new species R. eduardi. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Perkovsky & Sukhomlin | Late Cretaceous | Taimyr amber | A black fly. | |||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Giłka, Zakrzewska & Krzemiński in Zakrzewska, Krzemiński & Giłka | Eocene | Europe (Gdańsk Bay coast) | A species of Stempellinella. | |||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Nel, Perreau & Doitteau | Early Eocene | Oise amber | A species of Symphoromyia. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A horse-fly (Tabanidae). The type species is T. transitivus. | ||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Giłka, Zakrzewska & Krzemiński in Zakrzewska, Krzemiński & Giłka | Eocene | Europe (Gdańsk Bay coast) | A species of Tanytarsus. | |||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Grimaldi | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian) | A member of Archisargoidea belonging to the family Tethepomyiidae. | ||||
| Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) mexicana[113] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Kopeć, Kania & Krzemiński | Early Miocene | A species of Toxorhina. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fedotova & Perkovsky | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | Taimyr amber | A gall midge. Genus includes new species Y. pusilla. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Zhang et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Eremochaetidae. The type species is Zhenia xiai. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fedotova & Perkovsky | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | Taimyr amber | A gall midge. Genus includes new species Z. pedicellata. |
Embioptera
[edit]| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Engel & Huang in Engel et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A webspinner belonging to the family Clothodidae. The type species is Atmetoclothoda orthotenes. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Engel & Huang in Engel et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A webspinner belonging to the family Oligotomidae. The type species is Litoclostes delicatus. |
Ephemeroptera
[edit]| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sp. nov | Valid | Macadam & Ross | Miocene (Burdigalian) | A mayfly belonging to the family Heptageniidae, a species of Maccaffertium. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Staniczek & Godunko | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A mayfly belonging to the family Metretopodidae found in Baltic amber, a species of Siphloplecton. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Staniczek & Godunko | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A mayfly belonging to the family Metretopodidae found in Baltic amber, a species of Siphloplecton. |
Hemipterans
[edit]| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sánchez-García & Nel in Sánchez-García, Arillo & Nel | Early Cretaceous (late Albian) | Utrillas Group | A water measurer. The type species is Alavametra popovi. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Popov | Miocene | A thread-legged bug belonging to the tribe Ploiariolini; a species of Alumeda. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Heiss | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) | A member of Aradidae. The type species is A. birmanus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Heiss | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Heiss | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Heiss | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) | A member of Aradidae. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lara & Wang | Late Triassic (Carnian) | A member of Scytinopteridae. The type species is Argentinoscytina clara. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. et nom. nov | Valid | Gnezdilov & Bourgoin | Eocene | A member of Issidae. The type species is Issus bervoetsi Gnezdilov & Bourgoin (2016), which is a replacement name for the preoccupied Issus reticulatus Bervoets (1910). | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Heiss | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) | A member of Aradidae. The type species is C. yuripopovi. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Heiss | Miocene | A member of Aradidae belonging to the subfamily Calisiinae; a species of Calisiopsis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Du, Yao & Ren in Du et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of Pentatomomorpha. The type species is C. maculatus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Petrulevičius | Eocene (Ypresian) | A member of Pentatomoidea. The type species is C. qunita. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Du, Yao & Ren in Du et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of Pentatomomorpha. The type species is C. minutus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Tang, Yao & Ren | Early Cretaceous | A member of Cimicoidea belonging to the family Vetanthocoridae, a species of Crassicerus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Hartung et al. | Paleocene | A member of Gerridae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Guilbert & Heiss | Uncertain (Pleistocene to sub-recent) | Madagascan Copal | A member of Tinginae, a species of Cysteochila. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ryzhkova & Coram | Early Cretaceous | A member of Archegocimicidae. The type species is Daenerys khaleesi. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Du, Yao & Ren in Du et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of Pentatomomorpha. The type species is D. sanctus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lara & Wang | Late Triassic (Carnian) | A member of Eoscarterellidae. The type species is Duraznoscarta ramosa. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Heiss | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) | A member of Aradidae. The type species is E. oviventris. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Lambkin | Triassic | A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the family Dysmorphoptilidae, a species of Eoscartoides. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Brown | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A toad bug, a species of Gelastocoris. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Du, Yao & Ren | Early Cretaceous | A member of Pentatomomorpha belonging to the family Venicoridae. Genus includes H. shii and H. nervosus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Liu et al. | Middle Jurassic | A hairy cicada. The type species is Hirtaprosbole erromera. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martin, Skidmore & Stilwell | Early Cretaceous | Koonwarra Fossil Bed | A member of Tajmyraphidoidea. The type species is K. rotundafrons | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Popov & Heiss | Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) | A heteropteran of uncertain affinities; originally described as a member of Leptopodomorpha belonging to the family Leptopodidae, but subsequently argued to be a member of the family Schizopteridae.[152] The type species is L. cobbeni. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Chen & Wang | Middle-Late Jurassic | A hairy cicada. The type species is M. obesa. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zheng, Chen & Wang | Middle Jurassic | A member of Tettigarctidae belonging to the subfamily Cicadoprosbolinae. The type species is M. zhengi. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Lambkin | Triassic | A member of Scytinopteridae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Lambkin | Triassic | A member of Scytinopteridae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Lambkin | Triassic | A member of Scytinopteridae. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Du, Yao & Ren in Du et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of Pentatomomorpha. The type species is M. brunneus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ryzhkova & Coram | Early Cretaceous | A member of Archegocimicidae. The type species is Mortalia martini. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Brown | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Guilbert & Heiss | Uncertain (Pleistocene to sub-recent) | Madagascan Copal | A member of Tingidae belonging to the subfamily Phatnominae, a species of Phatnoma. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Du, Yao & Ren in Du et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of Pentatomomorpha. The type species is P. punctatus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Heiss | A member of Aradidae belonging to the subfamily Mezirinae. Genus includes new species is P. magna. | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Tang, Yao & Ren | Early Cretaceous | A member of Cimicoidea belonging to the family Vetanthocoridae. The type species is P. pubens. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Heiss | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Aradidae. | |||
| Gen. et 3 sp. nov | Valid | Chen, Zhang & Wang in Chen et al. | Late Middle–early Late Jurassic | A member of Tettigarctidae. The type species is S. kongi; genus also includes S. mengi and S. xuni. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Chen, Zhang & Wang in Chen et al. | Middle Jurassic | A member of Palaeontinidae, a species of Sinopalaeocossus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Szwedo & Drohojowska | Eocene (Lutetian) | A whitefly found in Baltic amber. The type species is Snotra christelae. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ryzhkova & Coram | Early Cretaceous | A member of Archegocimicidae. The type species is Stannis baratheon. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Popov | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | Taimyr amber | A member of Cimicomorpha. The type species is T. sukatshevae. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Drohojowska, Węgierek & Solórzano Kraemer | Miocene | A member of Psylloidea, a species of Tuthillia. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Ryzhkova & Coram | Early Cretaceous | A member of Archegocimicidae. Genus includes Tyrion lannister and Tyrion cersei. |
Hymenopterans
[edit]| Name | Novelty | Status | Authorship of new name | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sp. nov | Valid | Guo et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Pelecinidae. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gao et al. | A member of Tenthredinoidea belonging to the family Xyelotomidae. The type species is A. aninomorpha. | |||||
| Gen. et 3 sp. nov | Valid[167] | Li et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of Proctotrupoidea belonging to the family Mesoserphidae. The type species is A. tumidus; genus also includes new species A. beipiaoensis and A. dimidius. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rodriguez & Pitts in Rodriguez et al. | Early Miocene | A pompiline spider wasp found in Dominican amber, a species of Anoplius. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Radchenko & Perkovsky | Middle Eocene | An ant, a species of Aphaenogaster. |  | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid[167] | Li et al. | Middle Jurassic | A member of Proctotrupoidea belonging to the family Mesoserphidae. The type species is A. augustus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Engel in Engel & Wang | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Braconidae belonging to the subfamily Protorhyssalinae. The type species is Archaeorhyssalus subsolanus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Kaulfuss & Dlussky | Early Miocene | An ant, a species of Austroponera. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid[167] | Li et al. | Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous | A member of Proctotrupoidea belonging to the family Mesoserphidae. The type species is B. loculatus; genus also includes new species B. longus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Guo et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Pelecinidae. The type species is B. euthyntus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wang & Rasnitsyn in Wang et al. | Middle Jurassic (late Callovian) | A sawfly. The type species is Brevilyda provecta. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Barden & Grimaldi | Cretaceous (ca. 99 mya) | An ant. The type species is C. janovitzi. |  | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Perrichot, Wang & Engel | Cretaceous (ca. 99 mya) | An ant belonging to the tribe Haidomyrmecini. The type species is C. ellenbergeri. |  | |||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid[167] | Li et al. | Middle Jurassic | A member of Proctotrupoidea belonging to the family Mesoserphidae. The type species is C. bellus; genus also includes new species C. gigantus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cockx & McKellar | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Scolebythidae. The type species is C. silvestris. | ||||
| Subfamily et Comb. nov | Valid | (Rasnitsyn) | A cuspilongine cephid wasp. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Ding & Zhang in Ding, Zhang & Zhang | Middle-Late Jurassic | A sawfly belonging to the family Daohugoidae. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Engel | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | A member of Braconidae; a new genus for "Diospilus" allani Brues (1937). | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Radchenko & Dlussky | Late Eocene | A myrmecinae ant. |  | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Radchenko & Dlussky | Late Eocene | A myrmecinae ant. |  | |||
| Comb. nov | valid | (Barden & Grimaldi) | Earliest Cenomanian | A stem group ant. |  | |||
| Comb. nov | valid | (Barden & Grimaldi) | Earliest Cenomanian | A stem group ant. |  | |||
| Comb. nov | valid | (Barden & Grimaldi) | Earliest Cenomanian | A stem group ant. |  | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Barden & Grimaldi | Earliest Cenomanian | Burmese amber | A stem group ant. Originally described as a species of Gerontoformica, but subsequently transferred to the genus Myanmyrma by Boudinot, Perrichot & Chaul (2020).[180] |  | ||
| Comb. nov | valid | (Perrichot et al.) | Latest Albian - Earliest Cenomanian | A stem group ant. |  | |||
| Comb. nov | valid | (Engel & Grimaldi) | Earliest Cenomanian | A stem group ant. |  | |||
| Comb. nov | valid | (Barden & Grimaldi) | Earliest Cenomanian | A stem group ant. |  | |||
| Comb. nov | valid | (Barden & Grimaldi) | Earliest Cenomanian | A stem group ant. |  | |||
| Comb. nov | valid | (Barden & Grimaldi) | Earliest Cenomanian | A stem group ant. |  | |||
| Comb. nov | valid | (Barden & Grimaldi) | Earliest Cenomanian | A stem group ant. |  | |||
| Comb. nov | valid | (Barden & Grimaldi) | Earliest Cenomanian | A stem group ant. |  | |||
| Comb. nov | valid | (Barden & Grimaldi) | Earliest Cenomanian | A stem group ant. |  | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Engel, Ortega-Blanco & Azevedo | Early Cretaceous (Barremian) | A member of Bethylidae. The type species is Holopsenella primotica. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Engel in Engel & Wang | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Gasteruptiidae. The type species is Hypselogastrion simplex. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Perrichot & Perkovsky | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | Taimyr amber | A member of Maimetshidae. | |||
| Idarnes thanatos[184] | Sp. nov | Valid | Farache et al. | Miocene | A member of Agaonidae belonging to the subfamily Sycophaginae, a species of Idarnes. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Gao et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of Pamphilioidea belonging to the family Megalodontesidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid[167] | Li et al. | Middle Jurassic | A member of Proctotrupoidea belonging to the family Mesoserphidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid[167] | Li et al. | Middle Jurassic | A member of Proctotrupoidea belonging to the family Mesoserphidae. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Antropov | Miocene | A member of Crabronidae belonging to the tribe Crabronini; a new genus for "Lindenius" paleomystax Bennett & Engel (2006). | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Wang & Rasnitsyn in Wang et al. | Middle Jurassic (late Callovian) | A sawfly. The type species is Medilyda procera; genus also contains Medilyda distorta. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Coty, Lebon & Nel | Uncertain (probably Cenozoic) | Ethiopian amber | An ant, a species of Melissotarsus. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Kopylov & Rasnitsyn | A member of Cephidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Kopylov & Rasnitsyn | A member of Cephidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid[167] | Li et al. | Middle Jurassic | A member of Proctotrupoidea belonging to the family Mesoserphidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Krogmann et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of Spathiopterygidae, a species of Mymaropsis. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Kaulfuss & Dlussky | Early Miocene | An ant, a species of Myrmecorhynchus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid[167] | Li et al. | Middle Jurassic | A member of Proctotrupoidea belonging to the family Mesoserphidae. The type species is N. ningchengensis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cockx, McKellar & Perrichot | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A chrysidoid wasp. The type species is N. carentonensis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Engel & Huang in Engel et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Evanioidea. The type species is Othniodellitha mantichora. | ||||
| Gen. et 3 sp. nov | Valid[167] | Li et al. | Middle Jurassic | A member of Proctotrupoidea belonging to the family Mesoserphidae. The type species is O. lepidus; genus also includes new species O. ovatus and O. cuboidus. | ||||
| Gen et sp. nov | Valid | Waichert & Pitts in Rodriguez et al. | Late Eocene | A pepsine spider wasp found in Baltic amber. The type species is Paleogenia wahisi. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Garrouste, Pouillon & Nel | A Roproniidae wasp. The type species is P. salamonei. |  | ||||
| Prolyda dimidia[192] | Sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | A member of Pamphilioidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Prolyda. | ||||
| Prolyda elegantula[192] | Sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | A member of Pamphilioidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Prolyda. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Engel | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Braconidae. The type species is Rhetinorhyssalus morticinus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Kaulfuss & Dlussky | Early Miocene | An ant, a species of Rhytidoponera. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Kaulfuss & Dlussky | Early Miocene | An ant, a species of Rhytidoponera. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Guo et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of Pelecinidae, a species of Shoushida. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cockx & McKellar | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Scolebythidae. The type species is S. musculosus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid[167] | Li et al. | Middle Jurassic | A member of Proctotrupoidea belonging to the family Mesoserphidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid[167] | Li et al. | Middle Jurassic | A member of Proctotrupoidea belonging to the family Mesoserphidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid[167] | Li et al. | Middle Jurassic | A member of Proctotrupoidea belonging to the family Mesoserphidae. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cockx, McKellar & Perrichot | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A chrysidoid wasp. The type species is S. neraudeaui. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Guo et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of Pelecinidae. The type species is Stelepelecinus longus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Ding & Zhang in Ding et al. | Middle-Late Jurassic | A member of Stephanoidea belonging to the family Ephialtitidae. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Wang & Rasnitsyn in Wang et al. | Middle Jurassic (late Callovian) | A sawfly. The type species is Strenolyda marginalis; genus also contains Strenolyda retrorsa. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Engel & Huang in Engel et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A sawfly. The type species is Syspastoxyela rhaphidia. | ||||
| Gen et sp. nov | Valid | Rodriguez & Pitts in Rodriguez et al. | Early Miocene | A pompiline spider wasp found in Dominican amber. The type species is Tainopompilus argentum. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Engel | Early Cretaceous (Barremian) | A member of Maimetshidae; a new genus for "Turgonalus" cooperi Rasnitsyn & Jarzembowski in Rasnitsyn et al. (1998). | ||||
