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Three new species of Plectrocnemia Stephens, 1836 (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae) from Rovno amber

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Three new caddisfly species, Plectrocnemia astroblema sp. nov., Plectrocnemia posleotbora sp. nov., and Plectrocnemia idsukaсhevae sp. nov. (Polycentropodidae) are described and illustrated from Rovno amber (Eocene, Priabonian). Now the family Polycentropodidae is represented by 30 species among 51 named species of caddisflies known from Rovno amber.

Source: Ecologica Montenegrina

DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.4

Authors: Stanislav I. Melnitsky, Vladimir D. Ivanov, Evgeny E. Perkovsky, Andrei A. Legalov

Institutions: St Petersburg University, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Altai State University

Language: English

Topic: Fossil Insects in Amber

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $161

OpenAlex ID: W4411114026

FWCI: 0.939

Cites: 28

Cited by: 1

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