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Yakkhapipteryx Schall, Cao & Husemann, 2025, gen. nov.

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: GenusYakkhapipteryxgen. nov. Type species. Yakkhapipteryx mirus comb. nov. (Gu et al., 2022) Included species. Yakkhapipteryx mirus comb. nov., Y. gracilis comb. nov. (Gu et al., 2022) Etymology. Named after the Yakkha (Sanskrit: Yaksha), guardians of buried treasures (in reference to amber) from Burmese mythology. Diagnosis. As provided by Gu et al. (2022) for Magnidactylus, which the authors based on the specimens now assigned to Yakkhapipteryx.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16418294

Authors: Schall, Ole-Kristian Odin, Cao, Chengquan, Husemann, Martin

Institutions: Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Leshan Normal University, State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe

Language: English

Topic: Fossil Insects in Amber

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6949546508

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