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2015 in paleoentomology is a list of new fossil insect taxa that were described during the year 2015, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleoentomology that were scheduled to occur during the year.

Coleoptera

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Name Novelty Status Authorship of new name Age Unit Location Notes Images

Actenobius magneoculus[1]

Sp. nov

Valid

Peris, Philips & Delclòs

Early Cretaceous (early Albian)

 Spain

A member of Anobiinae, a species of Actenobius.

Allandroides[2]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A weevil found in Baltic amber. The type species is Allandroides vossi.

Aneurops daugpilensis[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bukejs & Alekseev

Late Eocene

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A member of Monotomidae found in Baltic amber, a species of Aneurops.

Anthonomus (Anthomorphus) browni[4]

Sp. nov

Valid

Poinar & Legalov

Cenozoic (Eocene or Miocene)

 Dominican Republic

An anthonomine curculionine weevil found in Dominican amber, a species of Anthonomus.

Anthonomus (Anthomorphus) cruraluma[4]

Sp. nov

Valid

Poinar & Legalov

Cenozoic (Eocene or Miocene)

 Dominican Republic

An anthonomine curculionine weevil found in Dominican amber, a species of Anthonomus.

Archaeocallirhopalus alekseevi[5]

Sp. nov

Valid

Legalov & Bukejs

Eocene

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A trachyphloeine broad-nosed weevil found in Baltic amber, a species of Archaeocallirhopalus.

Archealtica[6]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid[7]

Nadein in Nadein, Perkovsky & Moseyko

Eocene

 Ukraine

A leaf beetle belonging to the subfamily Galerucinae found in Rovno amber. The type species is Archealtica convexa.

Archelamprosomius[8]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Bukejs & Nadein

Late Eocene

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A lamprosomatine leaf beetle. Genus contains two species known from Baltic amber: Archelamprosomius balticus and Archelamprosomius kirejtshuki.

Artematopodites lozowskii[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko

Late Permian

 Russia

A permosynid beetle, a species of Artematopodites.

Attagenus electron[10]

Sp. nov

Valid

Poinar & Háva

Eocene or Miocene

 Dominican Republic

A skin beetle belonging to the subfamily Attageninae found in Dominican amber, a species of Attagenus.

Baissabrenthorhinus[2]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Early Cretaceous

Baissa locality

 Russia

A weevil. The type species is Baissabrenthorhinus mirabilis.

Baltocar convexus[2]

Sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A weevil found in Baltic amber, a species of Baltocar.

Baris grossacavis[11]

Sp. nov

Valid

Poinar Jr. & Legalov

Cenozoic (Eocene or Miocene)

 Dominican Republic

A baridine curculionid weevil found in Dominican amber, a species of Baris.

Bitoma glaesisepulta[12]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev

Eocene

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A cylindrical bark beetle found in Baltic amber, a species of Bitoma.

Caccoleptus (Bicaccoleptus) prokopi[10]

Sp. nov

Valid

Poinar & Háva

Eocene or Miocene

 Dominican Republic

A skin beetle belonging to the subfamily Megatominae found in Dominican amber, a species of Caccoleptus.

Caccoleptus (Caccoleptus) electron[10]

Sp. nov

Valid

Poinar & Háva

Eocene or Miocene

 Dominican Republic

A skin beetle belonging to the subfamily Megatominae found in Dominican amber, a species of Caccoleptus.

Calcarocistela[13]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Nabozhenko et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A darkling beetle belonging to the subfamily Alleculinae and the tribe Gonoderini. The type species is Calcarocistela kirejtshuki.

Calomicroides[6]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid[7]

Nadein in Nadein, Perkovsky & Moseyko

Eocene

 Denmark

A leaf beetle belonging to the subfamily Galerucinae. The type species is Calomicroides danicus.

Cenocephalus tenuis[14]

Sp. nov

Valid

Peris & Solórzano Kraemer in Peris et al.

Miocene

 Mexico

A tesserocerine platypodine ambrosia beetle found in Chiapas amber, a species of Cenocephalus.

Clidicus cretaceus[15]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kirejtshuk, Kurbatov & Nel

Cretaceous (latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian)

 France

A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Scydmaeninae, a species of Clidicus.

Cnopus kraxtepellenensis[16]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev & Grzymala

Eocene

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A member of Aderidae found in Baltic amber, a species of Cnopus.

Coptodera elektra[17]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gamboa & Ortuño

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A ground beetle found in Baltic amber, a species of Coptodera.

Cretakarenni[18]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Peris & Delclòs

Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomianian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A monotomid beetle. The type species is C. birmanicus; genus also contains C. hispanicus from the Albian of Spain.

Cretodeinopsis[19]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cai & Huang

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

An aleocharine rove beetle found in Burmese amber. The type species is Cretodeinopsis aenigmatica.

Cretohypna yixianensis[20]

Sp. nov

Valid

Nikolajev & Ren

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A member of Glaphyridae, a species of Cretohypna.

Cretonthophilus[21]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Caterino, Wolf-Schwenninger & Bechly

Late Cretaceous (early Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Histeridae. The type species is Cretonthophilus tuberculatus.

Cryptocephalus groehni[22]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bukejs & Chamorro

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A leaf beetle found in Baltic amber, a species of Cryptocephalus.

Cryptocephalus kheelorum[22]

Sp. nov

Valid

Chamorro & Bukejs in Bukejs & Chamorro

Probably Miocene (Burdigalian)

 Dominican Republic

A leaf beetle found in Dominican amber, a species of Cryptocephalus.

Cryptorhopalum kaliki[10]

Sp. nov

Valid

Poinar & Háva

Eocene or Miocene

 Dominican Republic

A skin beetle belonging to the subfamily Megatominae found in Dominican amber, a species of Cryptorhopalum.

Cryptorhopalum macieji[10]

Sp. nov

Valid

Poinar & Háva

Eocene or Miocene

 Dominican Republic

A skin beetle belonging to the subfamily Megatominae found in Dominican amber, a species of Cryptorhopalum.

Derelomus thalioculus[4]

Sp. nov

Valid

Poinar & Legalov

Cenozoic (Eocene or Miocene)

 Dominican Republic

A derelomine curculionine weevil found in Dominican amber, a species of Derelomus.

Dinoharpalus coptoclavoides[23]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko, Prokin & Bashkuev

Late Triassic

 Germany

A permosynid beetle, a species of Dinoharpalus.

Dinoharpalus latus[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko

Late Permian

 Russia

A permosynid beetle, a species of Dinoharpalus.

Donacia anetae[24]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bieńkowski

Paleocene (Danian)

 Russia

A leaf beetle, a species of Donacia.

Electribius gorskii[25]

Sp. nov

Valid

Háva

Paleogene

 Poland

An artematopodid polyphagan found in Baltic amber, a species of Electribius.

Electribius palaeomexicanus[26]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wu, Coty & Ding

Late Oligocene to middle Miocene

 Mexico

An artematopodid polyphagan, a species of Electribius.

Electrauletes[2]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A weevil found in Baltic amber. The type species is Electrauletes unicus.

Elmadulescens[27]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Peris, Maier & Sánchez-García in Peris et al.

Early Cretaceous (early Albian)

 Spain

A riffle beetle. The type species is Elmadulescens rugosus.

Escalerosia igori[16]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev & Grzymala

Eocene

Europe

A member of Aderidae, a species of Escalerosia.

Furhylobius[2]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Fur Formation

 Denmark

A weevil. The type species is Furhylobius troesteri.

Glaesotropis alleni[2]

Sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A weevil found in Baltic amber, a species of Glaesotropis.

Glaesotropis gratshevi[2]

Sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A weevil found in Baltic amber, a species of Glaesotropis.

Glaesotropis gusakovi[2]

Sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A weevil found in Baltic amber, a species of Glaesotropis.

Glaesotropis succiniferus[2]

Sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A weevil found in Baltic amber, a species of Glaesotropis.

Globicornis (Hadrotoma) ingelehmannae[28]

Sp. nov

Valid

Háva & Damgaard

Paleogene

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A skin beetle belonging to the subfamily Megatominae found in Baltic amber, a species of Globicornis.

Heterachthes? zappii[29]

Sp. nov

Valid

Vitali

Miocene

 Dominican Republic

A longhorn beetle found in Dominican amber, possibly a species of Heterachthes.

Heterelmis groehni[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bukejs, Alekseev & Jäch

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A riffle beetle, a species of Heterelmis.

Idgiaites[31]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Liu et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A member of Prionoceridae. The type species is Idgiaites jurassicus.

Ithyceroides[2]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Klondike Mountain Formation

 United States
 Washington

A weevil.
The type species is I. klondikensis.

Jantarokrama[32]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kirejtshuk & Kovalev

Late Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A member of Omalisidae found in Baltic amber. The type species is Jantarokrama utilis.

Jurorhizophagus[33]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cai, Ślipiński & Huang

Middle Jurassic

Daohugou Beds

 China

A member of Monotomidae. The type species is Jurorhizophagus alienus.

Libanopsis[34]

Gen. et 5 spp. nov

Valid

Kirejtshuk, Chetverikov & Azar

Early Cretaceous

 Lebanon

A member of Sphindidae. Genus contains five species: L. poinari, L. impexa, L. limosa, L. straminea and L. slipinskii.

Limniattagenus[10]

Gen. et sp. nov

Junior synonym

Poinar & Háva

Eocene or Miocene

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

Originally described as a skin beetle belonging to the subfamily Attageninae; however, Háva & Poinar (2015) reinterpreted it as a junior synonym of the genus Litargus.[35] The type species is Limniattagenus electron (subsequently recombined as Litargus electron).[35]

Limodromus hoffeinsorum[36]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schmidt

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A ground beetle found in Baltic amber, a species of Limodromus.

Litholamprima[37]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Nikolajev & Ren

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A stag beetle. The type species is Litholamprima longimana.

Melanapion gusakovi[2]

Sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A weevil found in Baltic amber, a species of Melanapion.

Melanapion poinari[2]

Sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A weevil found in Baltic amber, a species of Melanapion.

Mesallotrochus[38]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cai & Huang

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

An osoriine rove beetle found in Burmese amber. The type species is Mesallotrochus longiantennatus.

Mesalocerus[39]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Vitali

Early Oligocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A longhorn beetle belonging to the subfamily Spondylidinae and the tribe Anisarthrini found in Baltic amber. The type species is Mesalocerus tetropoides.

Mesolpinus[40]

Gen. et 5 sp. nov

Valid

Kirejtshuk, Moseyko & Ren

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A leaf beetle belonging to the subfamily Chrysomelinae. The type species is M. antenattus; genus also includes M. adapertilis, M. angusticollis, M. basicollis and M. trapezicollis.

Mesoschizopus[41]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cai, Ślipiński & Huang

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A member of Schizopodidae. The type species is Mesoschizopus elegans.

Microbregma waldwico[42]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bukejs & Alekseev

Late Eocene

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A species of Microbregma known from Baltic amber.

Microscapha andrzeji[43]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bukejs & Alekseev

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A false darkling beetle found in Baltic amber, a species of Microscapha.

Microticus[44]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lyubarsky & Perkovsky

Late Cretaceous (Santonian)

Kheta Formation

 Russia

A silken fungus beetle found in Taymyr amber. The type species is Microticus khatanga.

Mongoligenula[45]

Gen. et 2 spp. nov

Valid

Yu et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A member of Buprestidae. The type species is Mongoligenula altilabdominis; genus also contains Mongoligenula gracilis.

Neosibinia[4]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Poinar & Legalov

Cenozoic (Eocene or Miocene)

 Dominican Republic

A tychiine curculionine weevil found in Dominican amber. The type species is Neosibinia lepidosoma.

Obrium damgaardi[46]

Sp. nov

Valid

Vitali

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A longhorn beetle found in Baltic amber, a species of Obrium.

Oodes kachinensis[47]

Sp. nov

Valid

Liu

Cretaceous

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A ground beetle found in Burmese amber, a species of Oodes.

Orchesia (Orchestera) canaliculata[48]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev & Bukejs

Eocene

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A false darkling beetle found in Baltic amber, a species of Orchesia.

Palaeocnopus[16]

Gen. et 4 sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev & Grzymala

Eocene

Europe

A member of Aderidae. Genus contains four species: P. densipunctatus, P. saeticornis, P. glabricornis and P. mara.

Palaeonanophyes[49]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Legalov

Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A member of Brentidae belonging to the subfamily Nanophyinae. The type species is Palaeonanophyes zherikhini.

Palaeotanaos[50]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kirejtshuk, Legalov & Nel

Early Eocene

 France

A member of Brentidae belonging to the subfamily Apioninae and the tribe Tanaini found in Oise amber. The type species is Palaeotanaos oisensis.

Paleomolpus[6]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid[7]

Nadein in Nadein, Perkovsky & Moseyko

Eocene

 Denmark

A leaf beetle belonging to the subfamily Eumolpinae. The type species is Paleomolpus hirtus.

Paracretocateres[51]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Yu et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A lophocaterine trogossitid beetle. The type species is Paracretocateres bellus. Kirejtshuk (2017) considered the genus Paracretocateres to be a junior synonym of the genus Forticatinius Tan & Ren (2007).[52]

Paraglaphyrus[53]

Gen. et 4 sp. nov

Valid

Nikolajev

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A member of Glaphyridae. The type species is Paraglaphyrus yixianensis; genus also contains Paraglaphyrus ovalis, Paraglaphyrus robustus and Paraglaphyrus subtilis.

Picemelinus irinae[16]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev & Grzymala

Eocene

Europe

A member of Aderidae, a species of Picemelinus.

Proterocupes[9]

Gen. et comb. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko

Late Permian

 Russia

A relative of reticulated beetles. A new genus for "Simmondsia" permiana Ponomarenko (2004); genus also contains new species Proterocupes nedubrovensis and Proterocupes major.

Protolisthaerus[54]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cai, Beattie & Huang

Middle Jurassic

Daohugou Beds

 China

An olisthaerine rove beetle. The type species is Protolisthaerus jurassicus.

Protoluciola[55]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kazantsev

Cretaceous (approximately 100 million years ago)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A firefly. The type species is Protoluciola albertalleni.

Pseudobothrideres criwecriwayto[56]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A member of Bothrideridae found in Baltic amber, a species of Pseudobothrideres.

Pseudobothrideres rugiorum[56]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev

Eocene

 Germany

A member of Bothrideridae found in Baltic amber, a species of Pseudobothrideres.

Pseudochrysomelites circumflexus[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko

Late Permian

 Russia

A schizocoleid beetle, a species of Pseudochrysomelites.

Pseudochrysomelites convexus[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko

Late Permian

 Russia

A schizocoleid beetle, a species of Pseudochrysomelites.

Pseudochrysomelites latissimus[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko

Late Permian

 Russia

A schizocoleid beetle, a species of Pseudochrysomelites.

Pseudopilolabus othnius[57]

Sp. nov

Valid

Poinar, Brown & Legalov

Eocene or Miocene

 Dominican Republic

A weevil belonging to the family Attelabidae found in Dominican amber, a species of Pseudopilolabus.

Psyllototus Viking[6]

Sp. nov

Valid[7]

Nadein in Nadein, Perkovsky & Moseyko

Eocene

 Denmark

A leaf beetle belonging to the subfamily Galerucinae, a species of Psyllototus.

Pycnomerus simukovi[12]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev

Eocene

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

An ironclad beetle found in Baltic amber, a species of Pycnomerus.

Quasianisoxya[58]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev

Eocene

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A false darkling beetle belonging to the tribe Dircaeini found in Baltic amber. The type species is Quasianisoxya curonensis.

Rhizophtoma longus[18]

Sp. nov

Valid

Peris & Delclòs

Early Cretaceous (Albian)

 Spain

A monotomid beetle, a species of Rhizophtoma.

Rhopalomma[59]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ashman, Oberprieler & Ślipiński

Late Jurassic

Talbragar Fish Bed

 Australia

A member of Ommatidae. The type species is Rhopalomma stefaniae.

Rhynchitobius tanyrhinus[60]

Sp. nov

Valid

Poinar & Legalov

Cenozoic

 Dominican Republic

A tooth-nosed snout weevil found in Dominican amber, a species of Rhynchitobius.

Rhynchitobius xuthocolus[60]

Sp. nov

Valid

Poinar & Legalov

Cenozoic

 Dominican Republic

A tooth-nosed snout weevil found in Dominican amber, a species of Rhynchitobius.

Saperda caroli[61]

Sp. nov

Valid

Vitali

Eocene

Green River Formation

 United States

A longhorn beetle, a species of Saperda.

Serecoleus[62]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Yan et al.

Middle Jurassic

Daohugou Beds

 China

A member of Byrrhoidea. The type species is Serecoleus nadbitovae.

Sinobrevipogon[63]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cai et al.

Middle Jurassic

Daohugou Beds

 China

A member of Artematopodidae. The type species is Sinobrevipogon jurassicus.

Sinopraecipuus[64]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Yu et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A longhorn beetle. The type species is Sinopraecipuus bilobatus.

Smicrips gorskii[65]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bukejs & Kirejtshuk

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A member of Smicripidae found in Baltic amber, a species of Smicrips.

Stargelytron[23]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko, Prokin & Bashkuev

Middle to Late Triassic

 Germany

A member of Coptoclavidae. Genus includes Stargelytron larissae and Stargelytron altus.

Stegobium raritanensis[1]

Sp. nov

Valid

Peris, Philips & Delclòs

Late Cretaceous (Turonian)

New Jersey Amber

 United States

A member of Anobiinae, a relative of the drugstore beetle.

Stephanopachys ambericus[66]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zahradník & Háva

Eocene

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A member of Bostrichidae found in Baltic amber, a species of Stephanopachys.

Stephanopachys electron[66]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zahradník & Háva

Eocene

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A member of Bostrichidae found in Baltic amber, a species of Stephanopachys.

Succinispa[6]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid[7]

Nadein in Nadein, Perkovsky & Moseyko

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A leaf beetle belonging to the subfamily Cassidinae found in Baltic amber. The type species is Succinispa stainesi.

Succinoomorphus[8]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bukejs & Nadein

Eocene

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A lamprosomatine leaf beetle found in Baltic amber. The type species is Succinoomorphus warchalowskii.

Sucinolivolia[67]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bukejs, Biondi & Alekseev

Late Eocene

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A flea beetle found in Baltic amber. The type species is Sucinolivolia torpida.

Taphioporus carsteni[68]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bukejs & Moseyko

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A leaf beetle belonging to the subfamily Eumolpinae found in Baltic amber, a species of Taphioporus.

Taphioporus rovnoi[6]

Sp. nov

Valid[7]

Moseyko & Perkovsky in Nadein, Perkovsky & Moseyko

Eocene

 Ukraine

A leaf beetle belonging to the subfamily Eumolpinae found in Rovno amber, a species of Taphioporus.

Taphioporus rufous[68]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bukejs & Moseyko

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A leaf beetle belonging to the subfamily Eumolpinae found in Baltic amber, a species of Taphioporus.

Tesserocerus simojovelensis[14]

Sp. nov

Valid

Peris & Solórzano Kraemer in Peris et al.

Miocene

 Mexico

A tesserocerine platypodine ambrosia beetle found in Chiapas amber, a species of Tesserocerus.

Tetracoleus golubevi[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko

Late Permian

 Russia

An asiocoleid beetle, a species of Tetracoleus.

Trechus balticus[69]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schmidt & Faille

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A species of Trechus found in Baltic amber.

Uskatocoleus artus[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko

Late Permian

 Russia

A schizocoleid beetle, a species of Uskatocoleus.

Uskatocoleus hirsutus[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko

Late Permian

 Russia

A schizocoleid beetle, a species of Uskatocoleus.

Uskatocoleus minor[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ponomarenko

Late Permian

 Russia

A schizocoleid beetle, a species of Uskatocoleus.

Vabole[70]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev & Nabozhenko

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A darkling beetle belonging to the tribe Palorini found in Baltic amber. The type species is Vabole triplehorni.

Vanonus aestiorum[16]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev & Grzymala

Eocene

Europe

A member of Aderidae, a species of Vanonus.

Vanonus ulmerigicus[16]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev & Grzymala

Eocene

Europe

A member of Aderidae, a species of Vanonus.

Yixianochodaeus[71]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Nikolajev

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A member of Ochodaeidae belonging to the subfamily Chaetocanthinae and the tribe Synochodaeini. The type species is Yixianochodaeus horridus.

Yixianscarabaeus[72]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Nikolajev

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A member of Scarabaeoidea belonging to the family Eremazidae. The type species is Yixianscarabaeus sulcatus; genus also includes Yixianscarabaeus tenuistriatus.

Yixianteres[51]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Yu et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A lophocaterine trogossitid beetle. The type species is Yixianteres beipiaoensis.

Zygadenia floodpagei[73]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jarzembowski et al.

Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian to Barremian)

Weald Clay Group

 United Kingdom

An ommatine beetle, a species of Zygadenia.

Zygadenia liui[73]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jarzembowski et al.

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Sinuiju Formation[74]
Yixian Formation

 China
 North Korea[74]

An ommatine beetle, a species of Zygadenia.

Zygadenia martinae[73]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jarzembowski et al.

Early Jurassic (Sinemurian to Toarcian)

Cattamarra Coal Measures

 Australia

An ommatine beetle, a species of Zygadenia.

Zygadenia simpsoni[73]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jarzembowski et al.

Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian to Barremian)

Weald Clay Group

 United Kingdom

An ommatine beetle, a species of Zygadenia.

Dipterans

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Name Novelty Status Authorship of new name Age Unit Location Notes Images

Anthrax succini[75]

Sp. nov

Valid

Greenwalt & Evenhuis in Greenwalt, Wingerath & Evenhuis

Miocene

 Dominican Republic

A bee fly found in Dominican amber, a species of Anthrax.

Antohelia[76]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kania

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A limoniid fly found in Baltic amber. The type species is Antohelia stanislawi.

Archiculicoides andersoni[77]

Sp. nov

Valid

Szadziewski, Ross & Giłka

Late Cretaceous

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A ceratopogonid midge. Originally described as a species of Archiculicoides; Borkent (2019) transferred this species to the genus Archiaustroconops.[78]

Axenotrichomyia[79]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Azar et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A trichomyiine psychodid fly. The type species is Axenotrichomyia boisteli.

Bamara[80]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Stebner et al.

Late Cretaceous (earliest Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A moth fly. The type species is Bamara groehni.

Bryophaenocladius beuki[81]

Sp. nov

Valid

Baranov, Andersen & Hagenlund

Eocene

 Lithuania

An orthoclad found in Baltic amber, probably a species of Bryophaenocladius.

Buccinatormyia[82]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Arillo, Peñalver & Pérez-de la Fuente in Arillo et al.

Early Cretaceous (Albian)

Las Peñosas Formation

 Spain

A zhangsolvid stratiomyomorph. Genus contains two species: Buccinatormyia magnifica and B. soplaensis.

Cretolimonia excelsa[83]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gao et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A member of Limoniidae, a species of Cretolimonia.

Dactylolabis (Idiolabis) ryszardi[84]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kania & Krzemiński

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A dactylolabine limoniid fly found in Baltic amber, a species of Dactylolabis.

Datzia[80]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Stebner et al.

Late Cretaceous (earliest Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A moth fly. The type species is Datzia bispina; genus also contains Datzia setosa.

Dicranomyia herczeki[85]

Sp. nov

Valid

Krzemiński & Kania in Krzemiński, Kania & Durak

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A limoniid fly found in Baltic amber, a species of Dicranomyia.

Dicranoptycha burmitica[86]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kania, Wang & Szwedo

Late Cretaceous (earliest Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A limoniid crane fly, a species of Dicranoptycha.

Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) bozenae[87]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kania

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

A limoniid fly.

Elephantomyia bozenae

Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) irinae[87]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kania

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

A limoniid fly.

Elephantomyia irinae

Eoanomala[75]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Greenwalt & Evenhuis in Greenwalt, Wingerath & Evenhuis

Eocene (Lutetian)

Kishenehn Formation

 United States

A bee fly. The type species is Eoanomala melas.

Eonandeva[88]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Zakrzewska & Giłka

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A member of Chironomidae belonging to the tribe Tanytarsini found in Baltic amber. The type species is Eonandeva helva; genus also contains Eonandeva latistyla.

Eoptychoptera braziliana[89]

Sp. nov

Valid

Krzemiński, Kania & Lukashevich

Early Cretaceous

Santana Formation

 Brazil

A ptychopterid fly, a species of Eoptychoptera.

Eotipula grangeri[90]

Sp. nov

Valid

Oberprieler et al.

Late Jurassic

Talbragar Fish Bed

 Australia

A crane fly, a species of Eotipula.

Epimesoplecia ambloneura[91]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lin, Shih & Ren

Middle Jurassic (late Callovian)

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A protopleciid nematoceran, a species of Epimesoplecia.

Epimesoplecia macrostrena[91]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lin, Shih & Ren

Middle Jurassic (late Callovian)

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A protopleciid nematoceran, a species of Epimesoplecia.

Epimesoplecia plethora[91]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lin, Shih & Ren

Middle Jurassic (late Callovian)

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A protopleciid nematoceran, a species of Epimesoplecia.

Epimesoplecia prosoneura[91]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lin, Shih & Ren

Middle Jurassic (late Callovian)

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A protopleciid nematoceran, a species of Epimesoplecia.

Epimesoplecia stana[91]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lin, Shih & Ren

Middle Jurassic (late Callovian)

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A protopleciid nematoceran, a species of Epimesoplecia.

Eugenodiamesa[92]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lukashevich & Przhiboro

Early Cretaceous (Berriasian or Valanginian)

Tsagan Tsab Formation

 Mongolia

A diamesine chironomid fly. The type species is Eugenodiamesa makarchenkoi.

Gonomyia (Azaria) libanensis[93]

Subgen. and sp. nov

Valid

Kania, Krzemiński & Krzemińska

Early Cretaceous

 Lebanon

A limoniid fly, a species of Gonomyia.

Greniera ukrainica[94]

Sp. nov

Valid

Perkovsky & Sukhomlin

Late Eocene

 Ukraine

A black fly found in Rovno amber, a species of Greniera.

Greniera yankovskyi[94]

Sp. nov

Valid

Perkovsky & Sukhomlin

Late Eocene

 Ukraine

A black fly found in Rovno amber, a species of Greniera.

Gulyankiola[95]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Fedotova & Perkovsky

Late Eocene

 Ukraine

A gall midge found in Rovno amber. The type species is Gulyankiola nazarenkoi.

Hellichiella pugach[94]

Sp. nov

Junior synonym

Perkovsky & Sukhomlin

Late Eocene

 Ukraine

A black fly found in Rovno amber. Originally described as a species of Hellichiella;[94] Perkovsky & Sukhomlin (2016) transferred it to the genus Greniera and considered it to be a junior synonym of Greniera yankovskyi.[96]

Heterotrissocladius naibuchi[97]

Sp. nov

Valid

Baranov, Andersen & Perkovsky

Middle Eocene

 Russia

An orthoclad, a species of Heterotrissocladius.

Lebanoculicoides bloudani[98]

Sp. nov

Valid

Choufani et al.

Early Cretaceous

 Lebanon
 Syria

A member of Ceratopogonidae, a species of Lebanoculicoides.

Leptoconops ellenbergeri[99]

Sp. nov

Valid

Szadziewski in Szadziewski, Giłka & Urbanek

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Ceratopogonidae, a species of Leptoconops.

Leptotarsus lukashevichae[100]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ribeiro, Santos & Nicolau

Early Cretaceous

Crato Formation

 Brazil

A crane fly, a species of Leptotarsus (sensu lato).

Leptotarsus (Longurio) primitivus[101]

Sp. nov

Valid

Shih et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A crane fly, a species of Leptotarsus.

Linguatormyia[82]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Grimaldi in Arillo et al.

Cretaceous (late Albian–early Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A zhangsolvid stratiomyomorph. The type species is Linguatormyia teletacta.

Mandalayia[80]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Stebner et al.

Late Cretaceous (earliest Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A moth fly. The type species is Mandalayia beumersorum.

Mesotipula gloriosa[83]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gao et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A member of Limoniidae, a species of Mesotipula.

Nemopalpus quadrispiculatus[80]

Sp. nov

Valid

Stebner et al.

Late Cretaceous (earliest Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A moth fly. Originally described as a species of Nemopalpus, but subsequently transferred to the genus Palaeoglaesum.[102]

Orentalphila[103]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Lin, Shih & Ren

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A mesosciophilid nematoceran. Genus contains two species: Orentalphila gravia and O. caloa.

Palaeoparasycorax[80]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Stebner et al.

Late Cretaceous (earliest Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A moth fly. The type species is Palaeoparasycorax globosus; genus also contains Palaeoparasycorax suppus.

Paramesosciophilodes bellus[104]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gao et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A mesosciophilid nematoceran, a species of Paramesosciophilodes.

Paramesosciophilodes rarissima[104]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gao et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A mesosciophilid nematoceran, a species of Paramesosciophilodes.

Paraphaenocladius nadezhdae[97]

Sp. nov

Valid

Baranov, Andersen & Perkovsky

Middle Eocene

 Russia

An orthoclad, a species of Paraphaenocladius.

Parasycorax simplex[80]

Sp. nov

Valid

Stebner et al.

Late Cretaceous (earliest Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A moth fly, a species of Parasycorax.

Phlebotomites aphoe[80]

Sp. nov

Valid

Stebner et al.

Late Cretaceous (earliest Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A moth fly, a species of Phlebotomites.

Phlebotomus vetus[80]

Sp. nov

Valid

Stebner et al.

Late Cretaceous (earliest Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A moth fly, a species of Phlebotomus.

Praearchitipula apprima[105]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gao et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A member of Pediciidae, a species of Praearchitipula.

Praearchitipula mirabilis[105]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gao et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A member of Pediciidae, a species of Praearchitipula.

Praemacrochile dryasis[106]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dong et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A member of Tanyderidae, a species of Praemacrochile.

Praemacrochile ovalum[106]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dong et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A member of Tanyderidae, a species of Praemacrochile.

Protanyderus astictum[106]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dong et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A member of Tanyderidae, a species of Protanyderus.

Pseudapiocera[107]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zhang

Early Cretaceous

 China

A protapiocerid brachyceran fly. The type species is Pseudapiocera shandongensis.

Pseudosmittia kodrulae[97]

Sp. nov

Valid

Baranov, Andersen & Perkovsky

Middle Eocene

 Russia

An orthoclad, a species of Pseudosmittia.

Ragas bizarra[108]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hoffeins, Sinclair & Stark

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A member of the family Empididae.

Rovnodidactylomyia zhitomirensis[95]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fedotova & Perkovsky

Late Eocene

 Ukraine

A gall midge found in Rovno amber, a species of Rovnodidactylomyia.

Similinannotanyderus[109]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Dong, Shih & Ren

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Tanyderidae. The type species is Similinannotanyderus lii.

Similsciophila undulata[103]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lin, Shih & Ren

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A mesosciophilid nematoceran, a species of Similsciophila.

Sinosciophila angustia[103]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lin, Shih & Ren

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A mesosciophilid nematoceran, a species of Sinosciophila.

Sinosciophila seboa[103]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lin, Shih & Ren

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A mesosciophilid nematoceran, a species of Sinosciophila.

Smittia sukachevae[97]

Sp. nov

Valid

Baranov, Andersen & Perkovsky

Middle Eocene

 Russia

An orthoclad, a species of Smittia.

Stempellinella electra[110]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zakrzewska & Giłka

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A tanytarsine non-biting midge found in Baltic amber, a species of Stempellinella.

Stylogaster grimaldii[111]

Sp. nov

Valid

Rocha et al.

Oligocene or Miocene

 Dominican Republic

A thick-headed fly found in Dominican amber, a species of Stylogaster.

Tanytarsus glaesarius[110]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zakrzewska & Giłka

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A tanytarsine non-biting midge found in Baltic amber, a species of Tanytarsus.

Tanytarsus protogregarius[110]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zakrzewska & Giłka

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A tanytarsine non-biting midge found in Baltic amber, a species of Tanytarsus.

Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) bajdai[76]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kania

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A limoniid fly found in Baltic amber, a species of Trentepohlia.

Trichoneura (Trichoneura) wegiereki[112]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kania

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A limoniid fly found in Baltic amber, a species of Trichoneura.

Xenosycorax[113]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Azar & Salamé

Late Cretaceous (Turonian)

New Jersey amber

 United States

A sycoracine psychodid fly. The type species is Xenosycorax engeli.

Xenotrichomyia[114]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Azar, Mouawad & Salamé

Late Cretaceous (Turonian)

New Jersey Amber

 United States

A trichomyiine psychodid found in New Jersey amber. The type species is Xenotrichomyia newjerseyiensis.

Hemipterans

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Name Novelty Status Authorship of new name Age Unit Location Notes Images

Alacrena[115]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Vea & Grimaldi

Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian boundary)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A scale insect found in Burmese amber. The type species is Alacrena peculiaris.

Aneurus? incertus[116]

Sp. nov

Valid

Heiss, Wappler & Wedmann

Middle Eocene

The Messel pit

 Germany

An aradid heteropteran, possibly a species of Aneurus.

Anthoscytina brevineura[117]

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen, Wang & Zhang in Chen et al.

Middle Jurassic

Daohugou Beds

 China

A procercopid cicadomorph, a relative of froghoppers; a species of Anthoscytina.

Anthoscytina elegans[117]

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen, Wang & Zhang in Chen et al.

Middle Jurassic

Daohugou Beds

 China

A procercopid cicadomorph, a relative of froghoppers; a species of Anthoscytina.

Anthoscytina hongi[117]

Nom. nov

Valid

Chen, Wang & Zhang in Chen et al.

Middle Jurassic

Daohugou Beds

 China

A procercopid cicadomorph, a relative of froghoppers; a replacement name for Sinotettegarcta longa Hong (1986).

Apticoccus fortis[115]

Sp. nov

Valid

Vea & Grimaldi

Early Cretaceous

 Lebanon

A scale insect, a species of Apticoccus.

Apticoccus longitenuis[115]

Sp. nov

Valid

Vea & Grimaldi

Early Cretaceous

 Lebanon

A scale insect, a species of Apticoccus.

Archeoviparosiphum[118]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Żyła et al.

Early Cretaceous

 China
 Russia

An oviparosiphid aphidomorph. A new genus for "Oviparosiphum" baissense Shaposhnikov & Węgierek (1989); genus also contains "Paroviparosiphum" camptotropum Zhang, Zhang, Hou & Ma (1989), "Oviparosiphum" latum Hong & Wang (1990), "Mesoviparosiphum" malacum Zhang, Zhang, Hou & Ma (1989), "Paroviparosiphum" opimum Zhang, Zhang, Hou & Ma (1989) and "Mesoviparosiphum" tuanwangense Zhang, Zhang, Hou & Ma (1989).

Aretsaya[119]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Drohojowska & Szwedo

Early Cretaceous

 Lebanon

A whitefly found in Lebanese amber. The type species is Aretsaya therina.

Baissotea[120]

Gen. et 3 sp. nov

Valid

Ryzhkova

Early Cretaceous

 Mongolia
 Russia

A member of Saldidae. The type species is Baissotea infanta; genus also contains Baissotea peregrina and Baissotea popovi.

Bajsaphis abbreviata[121]

Sp. nov

Valid

Homan, Żyła & Węgierek

Early Cretaceous

 Russia

A bajsaphidid aphid, a species of Bajsaphis.

Bajsaphis cuspidata[121]

Sp. nov

Valid

Homan, Żyła & Węgierek

Early Cretaceous

 Russia

A bajsaphidid aphid, a species of Bajsaphis.

Bajsaphis eridmata[121]

Sp. nov

Valid

Homan, Żyła & Węgierek

Early Cretaceous

 Russia

A bajsaphidid aphid, a species of Bajsaphis.

Bajsaphis pulchra[121]

Sp. nov

Valid

Homan, Żyła & Węgierek

Early Cretaceous

 Russia

A bajsaphidid aphid, a species of Bajsaphis.

Burmametra[122]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Huang et al.

Cretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A water measurer. The type species is Burmametra macrocarinata.

Carsburgia[123]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lambkin

Late Triassic (Norian)

Blackstone Formation

 Australia

A dysmorphoptilid cicadomorph. The type species is Carsburgia knezouri.

Chalicoridulum[124]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Szwedo & Ansorge

Early Cretaceous

 Spain

A mimarachnid planthopper. The type species is Chalicoridulum montsecensis.

Curvicaudus spinosus[125]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A vetanthocorid cimicoid, a species of Curvicaudus.

Daoaphis[126]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Huang et al.

Middle Jurassic

Daohugou Beds

 China

An oviparosiphid aphidoid. The type species is Daoaphis magnalata.

Dysmorphoptiloides ellisi[123]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lambkin

Middle Triassic (Anisian)

Gayndah Formation

 Australia

A dysmorphoptilid cicadomorph, a species of Dysmorphoptiloides.

Emesopsis putshkovi[127]

Sp. nov

Valid

Popov & Chłond

Late Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A thread-legged bug found in Baltic amber, a species of Emesopsis.

Emesopsis similis[127]

Sp. nov

Valid

Popov & Chłond

Late Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A thread-legged bug found in Baltic amber, a species of Emesopsis.

Euroscytina[128]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Prokop et al.

Permian (Guadalupian)

Salagou Formation

 France

A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the family Scytinopteridae. The type species is Euroscytina lutevanorum.

Gesaris[129]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Szwedo, Stroiński & Lin

Paleocene

Niubao Formation

 China

A lophopid planthopper. The type species is Gesaris gnapo.

Gilderius[115]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Vea & Grimaldi

Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian boundary)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A mealybug. The type species is Gilderius eukrinops.

Gyaclavator[130]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wappler et al.

Eocene (latest Ypresian)

Green River Formation

 United States

A member of Tingidae. The type species is G. kohlsi.

Gyaclavator kohlsi

Hallodapomimus antennatus[131]

Sp. nov

Valid

Herczek & Popov

Eocene

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A phyline mirid found in Baltic amber, a species of Hallodapomimus.

Heteromargarodes hukamsinghi[115]

Sp. nov

Valid

Vea & Grimaldi

Paleocene-Eocene

Cambay Formation

 India

A member of Margarodidae found in Cambay amber, a species of Heteromargarodes.

Hodgsonicoccus[115]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Vea & Grimaldi

Early Cretaceous

 Lebanon

A scale insect. The type species is Hodgsonicoccus patefactus.

Kozarius[115]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Vea & Grimaldi

Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian boundary)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A scale insect. The type species is Kozarius perpetuus; genus also contains Kozarius achronus.

Longilanceolatus[125]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Tang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A vetanthocorid cimicoid. The type species is Longilanceolatus tenellus.

Lutevanaphis[132]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Szwedo, Lapeyrie & Nel

Permian (Guadalupian)

Salagou Formation

 France

A lutevanaphidid aphidomorph. The type species is Lutevanaphis permiana.

Magnilens[115]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Vea & Grimaldi

Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian boundary)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A scale insect. The type species is Magnilens glaesaria.

Mezira parapetrificata[116]

Sp. nov

Valid

Heiss, Wappler & Wedmann

Middle Eocene

The Messel pit

 Germany

A mezirine aradid heteropteran, a species of Mezira.

Mezira petrificata[116]

Sp. nov

Valid

Heiss, Wappler & Wedmann

Middle Eocene

The Messel pit

 Germany

A mezirine aradid heteropteran, a species of Mezira.

Milqartis[119]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Drohojowska & Szwedo

Early Cretaceous

 Lebanon

A whitefly found in Lebanese amber. The type species is Milqartis azari.

Mimamontsecia[124]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Szwedo & Ansorge

Early Cretaceous

 Spain

A mimarachnid planthopper. The type species is Mimamontsecia cretacea.

Normarkicoccus[115]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Vea & Grimaldi

Early Eocene (Ypresian)

Cambay Shale Formation

 India

A member of Diaspididae found in Cambay amber. The type species is Normarkicoccus cambayae.

Palaeophlebus[133]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Simon & Żyła

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A monophlebid scale insect found in Baltic amber. Genus contains two species: P. hoffeinorum and P. kotejai.

Paratettigarcta[134]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kaulfuss & Moulds

Early Miocene

 New Zealand

A hairy cicada. The type species is Paratettigarcta zealandica.

Pedicellicoccus[115]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Vea & Grimaldi

Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian boundary)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A scale insect. The type species is Pedicellicoccus marginatus.

Permopsyllidium lesclansis[128]

Sp. nov

Valid

Prokop et al.

Permian (Guadalupian)

Salagou Formation

 France

A member of Sternorrhyncha belonging to the superfamily Psylloidea and the family Protopsyllidiidae, a species of Permopsyllidium.

Pityococcus moniliformalis[115]

Sp. nov

Valid

Vea & Grimaldi

Eocene

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A pityococcid scale insect found in Baltic amber, a species of Pityococcus.

Prosbole dio[128]

Sp. nov

Valid

Prokop et al.

Permian (Guadalupian)

Salagou Formation

 France

A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the family Prosbolidae, a species of Prosbole.

Prosbole garrici[128]

Sp. nov

Valid

Prokop et al.

Permian (Guadalupian)

Salagou Formation

 France

A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the family Prosbolidae, a species of Prosbole.

Psallops bitterfeldi[135]

Sp. nov

Valid

Herczek, Popov & Gorczyca

Eocene

Bitterfeld amber

 Germany

A member of Miridae belonging to the subfamily Psallopinae, a species of Psallops.

Psallops eocenicus[135]

Sp. nov

Valid

Herczek, Popov & Gorczyca

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A member of Miridae belonging to the subfamily Psallopinae, a species of Psallops.

Pseudoweitschatus[115]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Vea & Grimaldi

Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian boundary)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A weitschatid scale insect. The type species is Pseudoweitschatus audebertis.

Quizqueiplana[136]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid[137]

Bourgoin, Wang & Gnezdilov

Early Miocene

 Dominican Republic

An augiline caliscelid planthopper found in Dominican amber. The type species is Quizqueiplana alexbrowni.

Rosahendersonia[115]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Vea & Grimaldi

Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian boundary)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A Coccidae scale insect. The type species is Rosahendersonia prisca.

Rovnodicus[138]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Drohojowska & Szwedo in Drohojowska, Perkovsky & Szwedo

Eocene (Lutetian-Priabonian)

 Ukraine

A whitefly found in Rovno amber. The type species is Rovnodicus wojciechowskii.

Secusellinaphis[139]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Żyła & Węgierek

Late Jurassic/Early Cretaceous

 Mongolia

An ellinaphidid aphid. The type species is Secusellinaphis khotontensis.

Sehirus carpathiensis[140]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lis, Vršanský & Schlögl in Vršanský et al.

Miocene

Lakšárska Nová Ves Formation

 Slovakia

A member of Cydnidae, a species of Sehirus.

Shapashe[119]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Drohojowska & Szwedo

Early Cretaceous

 Lebanon

A whitefly found in Lebanese amber. The type species is Shapashe aithiopa.

Stellularis[141]

Gen. et sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Chen, Yao & Ren

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A procercopid cicadomorph. The type species is Stellularis longirostris;[141] genus also contains "Anthoscytina" aphthosa Ren, Yin & Dou (1998) and "Anthoscytina" macula Hu, Yao & Ren (2014).[117]

Tennentsia evansi[123]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lambkin

Middle Triassic (Anisian)

Gayndah Formation

 Australia

A dysmorphoptilid cicadomorph, a species of Tennentsia.

Tennentsia princeps[123]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lambkin

Late Triassic (Norian)

Mount Crosby Formation

 Australia

A dysmorphoptilid cicadomorph, a species of Tennentsia.

Thaumastotingis[142]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Heiss & Golub

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A cimicomorph, probably a member of Thaumastocoridae, found in Baltic amber. The type species is Thaumastotingis areolatus.

Tingiometra[143]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Heiss, Golub & Popov

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Tingidae. The type species is Tingiometra burmanica.

Titanocercopis[144]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Chen, Zhang & Wang in Chen et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A procercopid cicadomorph, a relative of froghoppers. The type species is Titanocercopis borealis.

Vescisalignus[145]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Chen, Yao & Ren

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A member of Rhopalidae. The type species is Vescisalignus indecorus.

Vetellinaphis[139]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Żyła & Węgierek

Late Jurassic/Early Cretaceous

 Mongolia

An ellinaphidid aphid. Genus contains two species: Vetellinaphis cracens and Vetellinaphis longalata.

Wathondara[146]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Simon, Szwedo & Xia in Wang et al.

Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

An ensign scale. The type species is Wathondara kotejai.

Wathondara kotejai

Williamsicoccus[115]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Vea & Grimaldi

Early Cretaceous

 Lebanon

A mealybug. The type species is Williamsicoccus megalops.

Wojciechaphis[147]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Węgierek & Kania in Węgierek, Kania & Zmarzły

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A member of Drepanosiphidae found in Baltic amber. The type species is Wojciechaphis andrei.

Xiphos[115]

Sp. nov

Valid

Vea & Grimaldi

Early Cretaceous

 Lebanon

A scale insect. The type species is Xiphos vani.

Yamis[119]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Drohojowska & Szwedo

Early Cretaceous

 Lebanon

A whitefly found in Lebanese amber. The type species is Yamis libanotos.

Hymenopterans

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Name Novelty Status Authorship of new name Age Unit Location Notes Images

Acephialtitia[148]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Li et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

An ephialtitid wasp. The type species is Acephialtitia colossa.

Agastomyrma[149]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

A myrmicine ant. The type species is A. laticeps.

Amplicella exquisitissima[150]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kopylov & Zhang

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

An ichneumonid, a species of Amplicella.

Amplicella flagellata[150]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kopylov & Zhang

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

An ichneumonid, a species of Amplicella.

Amplicella townesi[150]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kopylov & Zhang

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

An ichneumonid, a species of Amplicella.

Archaeogryon[151]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kononova & Simutnik in Kononova, Simutnik & Lazarenko

Eocene

Rovno amber

 Ukraine

A Scelionidae wasp. The type species is A. floridus.

Archaeoserphites[152]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Engel

Early Cretaceous (Barremian)

Lebanese amber

 Lebanon

A wasp related to the family Serphitidae. The type species is A. melqarti.

Archigonatocerus[153]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Huber

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A fairyfly with two species: A. balticus and A. longivena.

Austroponera schneideri[154]

Sp nov

Valid

Kaulfuss & Dlussky

Aquitanian

Foulden Maar

 New Zealand

A ponerine ant

Austroponera schneideri

Baikuris maximus[155]

Sp. nov

Valid

Perrichot

Albian-Cenomanian

Charentese amber

 France

A sphecomyrmine ant

Baikuris maximus

Biamomyrma[149]

Gen. et 3 sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Myrmicinae. The type species is B. zherikhini; genus also contains B. lata and B. rugosa.

Brachyscelio grandiculus[151]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kononova & Simutnik in Kononova, Simutnik & Lazarenko

Eocene

 Ukraine

A member of Scelionidae found in Rovno amber, a species of Brachyscelio.

Brevisiricius[156]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid[157]

Wang et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A praesiricid sawfly. The type species is Brevisiricius distortus.

Casaleia orientalis[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Amblyoponinae.

Centrodora brevispinae[158]

Sp. nov

Valid

Burks & Heraty in Burks et al.

Eocene (Lutetian)

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

An aphelinid chalcid wasp found in Baltic amber, a species of Centrodora.

Clystopsenella mirabilis[159]

Sp. nov

Valid

Engel

Early Miocene

 Dominican Republic

A scolebythid wasp found in Dominican amber, a species of Clystopsenella.

Colemanus[160]

Gen. et sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Fisher in Fisher, Tucker & Sharkey

Eocene to early Oligocene

Green River Formation

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
 United States

A braconid wasp. The type species is C. keeleyorum from the Green River Formation; genus also contains "Ichneutes" contortus Brues (1933) known from Baltic amber.

Crematogaster aurora[161]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lapolla & Greenwalt

Eocene

Kishenehn Formation

 United States

A myrmicine ant. Originally described as a species of Crematogaster, subsequently transferred to the genus Incertogaster.[162]

Crematogaster aurora

Cuspilongus[163]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid[164]

Archibald & Rasnitsyn

Eocene (Ypresian)

 Canada

A stem sawfly. The type species is Cuspilongus cachecreekensis.

Decorisiricius[156]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid[157]

Wang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A praesiricid sawfly. The type species is Decorisiricius patulus; genus also contains Decorisiricius longus.

Diaspathion[165]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Engel & Huang in Engel et al.

Cenomanian

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A spathiopterygid wasp. The type species is Diaspathion ortegai.

Dolichoderus dlusskyi[161]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lapolla & Greenwalt

Eocene

Kishenehn Formation

 United States

A dolichoderine ant.

Dolichoderus dlusskyi

Dolichoderus pinguis[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Dolichoderinae.

Emplastus biamoensis[149][166]

Sp. nov

Valid

Perfilieva & Rasnitsyn

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Dolichoderinae.

Emplastus elongatus[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Dolichoderinae.

Emplastus macrops[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Dolichoderinae.

Eochrysis[167]

Nom. nov

Valid

Doweld

Eocene (Lutetian)

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A cuckoo wasp found in Baltic amber; a replacement name for Protochrysis Bischoff (1916) and its first replacement name Protochrysidis Carpenter (1985) (both preoccupied).

Eoformica brevipetiola[161]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lapolla & Greenwalt

Eocene

Kishenehn Formation

 United States

An ant of uncertain phylogenetic placement.

Eoformica brevipetiola

Eoformica latimedia[161]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lapolla & Greenwalt

Eocene

Kishenehn Formation

 United States

An ant of uncertain phylogenetic placement'.

Eoformica latimedia

Ferganolyda eucalla[168]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A xyelydid sawfly, a species of Ferganolyda.

Ferganolyda insolita[168]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A xyelydid sawfly, a species of Ferganolyda.

Fissilyda[169]

Gen. et 3 sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A xyelydid sawfly. Genus contains three species: Fissilyda compta, F. alba and F. parilis.

Fonsecadalia[170]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Mendes, de Oliveira & Limaverde

EoceneOligocene

Fonseca Formation

 Brazil

A member of Pergidae belonging to the subfamily Euryinae. The type species is F. perfectus; genus also includes F. propinquus.

Formica annosa[161]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lapolla & Greenwalt

Eocene

Kishenehn Formation

 United States

A formicine ant.

Formica annosa

Formica biamoensis[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Formicinae.

Formica paleosibirica[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Formicinae.

Gesomyrmex incertus[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Formicinae.

Gesomyrmex macrops[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Formicinae.

Gesomyrmex magnus[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Formicinae.

Glaesaphytis[158]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Burks & Heraty in Burks et al.

Eocene (Lutetian)

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

An aphelinid chalcid wasp found in Baltic amber. The type species is Glaesaphytis interregni.

Gonatocerus janzeni[153]

Sp. nov

Valid

Huber

Eocene

 Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

A fairyfly found in Baltic amber, a species of Gonatocerus.

Habraulacus[171]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Li et al.

Cenomanian

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A praeaulacid evanioid wasp. The type species is Habraulacus zhaoi.

Khasurtella zhangi[150]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kopylov & Zhang

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

An ichneumonid, a species of Khasurtella.

Kotenkia[172]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Simutnik

Eocene

 Russia

A member of Encyrtidae. The type species is Kotenkia platycera.

Ktunaxia[161]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lapolla & Greenwalt

Eocene

Kishenehn Formation

 United States

A dolichoderine ant. The type species is Ktunaxia jucunda.

Lasius glom[161]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lapolla & Greenwalt

Eocene

Kishenehn Formation

 United States

A formicine ant, a species of Lasius.

Limbisiricius[156]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid[157]

Wang et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A praesiricid sawfly. The type species is Decorisiricius aequalis; genus also contains Limbisiricius complanatus.

Liometopum incognitum[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Dolichoderinae, a species of Liometopum.

Mirufens illusionis[158]

Sp. nov

Valid

Burks, Pinto & Heraty in Burks et al.

Eocene (Lutetian)

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A trichogrammatid chalcid wasp found in Baltic amber, a species of Mirufens.

Myrmecites dubius[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Myrmicinae, a species of Myrmecites.

Myrmecites major[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Myrmicinae, a species of Myrmecites.

Myrmecites sibiricus[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Myrmicinae, a species of Myrmecites.

Novalyda decora[169]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A xyelydid sawfly, a species of Novalyda.

Pachycondyla aberrans[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Ponerinae, a species of Pachycondyla.

Pachycondyla oligocenica[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Ponerinae, a species of Pachycondyla.

Pachycondyla parvula[149]

Nom. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Middle Eocene

Messel pit

 Germany

An ant belonging to the subfamily Ponerinae, a species of Pachycondyla. A replacement name for Pachycondyla minuta Dlussky & Wedmann (2012) (preoccupied).

Pachycondyla parvula

Palaeogramma[158]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Burks, Pinto & Heraty in Burks et al.

Eocene (Lutetian)

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A trichogrammatid chalcid wasp found in Baltic amber. The type species is Palaeogramma eos.

Paraneuretus dubovikoffi[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Aneuretinae, a species of Paraneuretus.

Paridris yumai[173]

Sp. nov

Valid

Talamas in Talamas & Buffington

Miocene

 Dominican Republic

A member of Scelioninae found in Dominican amber, a species of Paridris.

Paxylommites groehni[174]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolkanits & Perkovsky

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

An ichneumonid found in Baltic amber, a species of Paxylommites.

Phtuaria[158]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Burks & Heraty in Burks et al.

Eocene (Lutetian)

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

An aphelinid chalcid wasp found in Baltic amber. The type species is Phtuaria fimbriae.

Plaumannion fistulosum[173]

Sp. nov

Valid

Talamas in Talamas & Buffington

Miocene

 Dominican Republic

A member of Scelioninae found in Dominican amber, a species of Plaumannion.

Ponerites kishenehne[161]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lapolla & Greenwalt

Eocene

Kishenehn Formation

 United States

A ponerine ant, a species of Ponerites.

Praeaulacus byssinus[175]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wang, Li & Shih

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

A praeaulacid wasp, a species of Praeaulacus.

Proceratium petrosum[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Proceratiinae, a species of Proceratium.

Proephialtitia[148]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Li et al.

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

An ephialtitid wasp. Genus contains two species: Proephialtitia acantha and Proephialtitia tenuata.

Proiridomyrmex rotundatus[161]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lapolla & Greenwalt

Eocene

Kishenehn Formation

 United States

A dolichoderine ant, a species of Proiridomyrmex.

Protazteca eocenica[161]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lapolla & Greenwalt

Eocene

Kishenehn Formation

 United States

A dolichoderine ant, a species of Protazteca.

Pseudomyrmex saxulum[161]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lapolla & Greenwalt

Eocene

Kishenehn Formation

 United States

A pseudomyrmecine ant, a species of Pseudomyrmex.

Pterandrophysalis plasmans[158]

Sp. nov

Valid

Burks, Pinto & Heraty in Burks et al.

Eocene (Lutetian)

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A trichogrammatid chalcid wasp found in Baltic amber, a species of Pterandrophysalis.

Pteropilosa[176]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bläser, Krogmann & Peters

Eocene

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A member of Pteromalidae belonging to the subfamily Cerocephalinae found in Baltic amber. The type species is Pteropilosa lailarabanorum.

Rovnosoma[177]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Simutnik & Perkovsky

Late Eocene

 Ukraine

An encyrtid wasp found in Rovno amber. The type species is Rovnosoma gracile.

Rudisiricius ater[178]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A praesiricid sawfly, a species of Rudisiricius.

Rudisiricius ferox[178]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A praesiricid sawfly, a species of Rudisiricius.

Rudisiricius membranaceous[178]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A praesiricid sawfly, a species of Rudisiricius.

Rudisiricius parvus[178]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A praesiricid sawfly, a species of Rudisiricius.

Rudisiricius tenellus[178]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A praesiricid sawfly, a species of Rudisiricius.

Rudisiricius validus[178]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A praesiricid sawfly, a species of Rudisiricius.

Sinochora[150]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kopylov & Zhang

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

An ichneumonid. The type species is Sinochora distorta.

Sinoproscolia[179]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zhang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A scoliid wasp. The type species is Sinoproscolia yangshuwanziensis.

Solenopsites abdita[161]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lapolla & Greenwalt

Eocene

Kishenehn Formation

 United States

A myrmicine ant, a species of Solenopsites.

Solenopsites abdita

Sugonjaevia[172]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Simutnik

Eocene

 Russia

A member of Encyrtidae. The type species is Sugonjaevia sakhalinica.

Sulia[180]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Simutnik

Late Eocene

 Denmark

A member of Encyrtidae. The type species is Sulia glaesaria.

Symphytopterus graciler[175]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wang, Li & Shih

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

An ephialtitid wasp, a species of Symphytopterus.

Szelenyia terebrae[158]

Sp. nov

Valid

Burks, Pinto & Heraty in Burks et al.

Eocene (Lutetian)

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A trichogrammatid chalcid wasp found in Baltic amber, a species of Szelenyia.

Tanychora liaoningensis[150]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kopylov & Zhang

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

An ichneumonid, a species of Tanychora.

Tanychora rasnitsyni[150]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kopylov & Zhang

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

An ichneumonid, a species of Tanychora.

Tenuicornus[176]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bläser, Krogmann & Peters

Early Miocene

 Dominican Republic

A member of Pteromalidae belonging to the subfamily Cerocephalinae found in Dominican amber. The type species is Tenuicornus dominicus.

Tetramorium kulickae[181]

Sp. nov

Valid

Radchenko & Dlussky

Late Eocene

 Poland

An ant found in Baltic amber, a species of Tetramorium.

Tetramorium paraarmatum[181]

Sp. nov

Valid

Radchenko & Dlussky

Late Eocene

 Poland

An ant found in Baltic amber, a species of Tetramorium.

Ulteramus[163]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid[164]

Archibald & Rasnitsyn

Eocene (Ypresian)

Klondike Mountain Formation

 United States

A pamphiliid sawfly. The type species is Ulteramus republicensis.

Ypresiomyrma orientalis[149]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva

Late Eocene

Bol’shaya Svetlovodnaya site

 Russia

An ant belonging to the subfamily Myrmeciinae, a species of Ypresiomyrma.

Ypresiosirex[163]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid[164]

Archibald & Rasnitsyn

Eocene (Ypresian)

 Canada

A horntail. The type species is Ypresiosirex orthosemos.

Neuroptera

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Name Novelty Status Authorship of new name Age Unit Location Notes Images

Aetheogramma bistriatum[182]

Sp. nov

Valid

Yang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

An aetheogrammatid neuropteran.

Archaeochrysa sanikwa[183]

Sp. nov

Valid

Archibald & Makarkin

Ypresian

Driftwood Canyon shales

 Canada

A chrysopid neuropteran.

Baisochrysa pumila[184]

Sp. nov

Valid[185]

Khramov et al.

Late Jurassic

Karabastau Svita

 Kazakhstan

A green lacewing.

Baissoleon similis[186]

Sp. nov

Valid

Shi, Winterton & Ren

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A nymphid neuropteran.

Berothone[187]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Khramov

Late Jurassic

 Kazakhstan

A beaded lacewing. A new genus for "Mesithone" protea Panfilov (1980); genus also contains "Mesithone" gracilis Panfilov (1980).

Cratosmylus[188]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Myskowiak, Escuillié & Nel

Early Cretaceous

Crato Formation

 Brazil

A neuropteran of uncertain phylogenetic placement; originally described as an osmylid, but Winterton et al. (2019) transferred it to the family Nymphidae.[189] The type species is C. magnificus.

Creagroparaberotha[190]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Makarkin

Late Cretaceous (early Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A Paraberothinae beaded lacewing. The type species is C. groehni.

Cretanallachius[191]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Huang et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

Originally classified as a pleasing lacewing; subsequently considered to be a member of the superfamily Psychopsoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement by Lu, Zhang & Liu (2016),[192] while Liu et al. (2018) considered it to be a member of the family Kalligrammatidae.[193] The type species is C. magnificus.

Cretanallachius magnificus

Curtogramma[182]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Yang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

An aetheogrammatid neuropteran. The type species is C. ovatum.

Cyclicogramma[182]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Yang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

An aetheogrammatid neuropteran. The type species is C. rotundum.

Daopsychops[194]

Gen. et 5 sp. nov

Valid[195]

Peng, Makarkin & Ren

Middle Jurassic

Daohugou Beds

 China

An osmylopsychopid neuropteran. Five species: D. dissectus, D. clausus, D. inanis, D. bifasciatus and D. cubitalis.

Elektroberotha[196]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Makarkin & Ohl

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A berothine berothid neuropteran. The type species is E. groehni.

Eupypsychops[194]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid[195]

Peng, Makarkin & Ren

Middle Jurassic

Daohugou Beds

 China

An osmylopsychopid neuropteran. Two species: E. ferox and E. confini.

Gigantopsychops[194]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid[195]

Peng, Makarkin & Ren

Middle Jurassic

Daohugou Beds

 China

A psychopid neuropteran. The type species is G. reticulatus.

Kalligramma delicatum[197]

Sp. nov

Valid

Liu, Khramov & Zhang

Middle or Late Jurassic

Daohugou Beds

 China

A kalligrammatid neuropteran

Kalligrammula karatensis[198]

Sp. nov

Valid

Liu et al.

Late Jurassic

Karabastau Svita

 Kazakhstan

A kalligrammatid neuropteran

Kalligrammula lata[198]

Sp. nov

Valid

Liu et al.

Middle–Late Jurassic

Daohugou Beds

 China

A kalligrammatid neuropteran

Karataumantispa[199]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Jepson

Late Jurassic

 Kazakhstan

A mantispid neuropteran; a new genus for "Mesithone" carnaria Khramov (2013) and "Mesithone" monstruosa Khramov (2013). Jepson, Khramov & Ohl (2018) transferred "Mesithone" monstruosa to the genus Ovalofemora.[200]

Krokhathone[187]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Khramov

Late Jurassic

Karabastau Formation

 Kazakhstan

A beaded lacewing. The type species is K. parva; genus also contains K. tristis.

Lodevosisyra[201]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Prokop et al.

Permian (Guadalupian)

Salagou Formation

 France

A permithonid neuropteran. The type species is L. reducta.

Lodevothone[201]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Prokop et al.

Permian (Guadalupian)

Salagou Formation

 France

A permithonid neuropteran. The type species is L. pectinata.

Mesypochrysa sinica[184]

Sp. nov

Valid[185]

Khramov et al.

Middle–Late Jurassic boundary interval

Daohugou Beds

 China

A green lacewing

Micromantispa[202]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Shi et al.

Cretaceous

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A