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Three new species of Multistria from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Mimarachnidae)

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The extinct planthopper family Mimarachnidae is well represented in mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber of northern Myanmar. In this study, three new species of mimarachnid planthoppers are described and illustrated from Kachin amber, all belonging to the genus Multistria Zhang, Yao & Pang, 2021. The new species, Multistria irregularis sp. nov., M. juanae sp. nov., and M. fionae sp. nov., are primarily distinguished from each other mostly by tegminal characters, such as the branching pattern of the secondary veinlet meshwork, venation, and the colour patterns, as well as differences in head. The tegminal diagnostic characters of Multistria are briefly examined.

Source: Mesozoic

DOI: 10.11646/mesozoic.1.4.6

Authors: DOLEV FABRIKANT, DI-YING HUANG, YAN-ZHE FU

Institutions: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy

Language: English

Topic: Fossil Insects in Amber

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, National Natural Science Foundation of China

Awards: G3286007719, G3359925098, G6662579363