First fossil record of Brachyptera (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae) in Eocene Baltic amber |
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Affiliation: | School of Grain Science and Technology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212004, China |
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Abstract: | The extant taeniopterygid genus Brachyptera Newport, 1848 is reported from the Eocene Baltic amber for the first time. A new species, Brachyptera dewalti n. sp. (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae), is described and illustrated based on a well-preserved female in the amber, distinguished by the presence of three well-developed ocelli, the dark color of antennae, maxillary palps, head, prothorax, and abdominal segments, the CuA vein of forewing with three branches, the nearly rhombus, dark brown postgenital plate, and the four-segmented cerci. It is the fourth taeniopterygid species known from the Baltic amber. |
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Keywords: | Baltic amber Eocene Plecoptera stonefly |
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