New fossil from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber confirms monophyly of Liadopsyllidae (Hemiptera: Psylloidea)
Abstract Amecephala pusilla gen. et sp. nov. is described and illustrated on the basis of a well-preserved female psyllid (Liadopsyllidae) in a piece of Cretaceous Myanmar amber. The new genus differs from other members of Liadopsyllidae in details of the antennae and forewings. For the first time,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74551-6 |