‘Rolling’ stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

‘Rolling’ stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

This contribution describes seven new species of fossil stoneflies from Cretaceous Burmese amber, all of which are dedicated to present and past members of the Rolling Stones. Two species—Petroperla mickjaggeri gen. nov. sp. nov. and Lapisperla keithrichardsi gen. nov. sp. nov.—are placed in a new f...

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Main Authors: Pavel Sroka, Arnold H. Staniczek, Boris C. Kondratieff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-07-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Paleontology
Cretaceous
Amber
Plecoptera
Stoneflies
Burmese
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5354.pdf
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spelling doaj-e79e712b8ae94af5a1b52c17174882f62020-11-24T22:46:17ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592018-07-016e535410.7717/peerj.5354‘Rolling’ stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amberPavel Sroka0Arnold H. Staniczek1Boris C. Kondratieff2Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, České Budějovice, Czech RepublicDepartment of Entomology, Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History, Stuttgart, GermanyDepartment of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USAThis contribution describes seven new species of fossil stoneflies from Cretaceous Burmese amber, all of which are dedicated to present and past members of the Rolling Stones. Two species—Petroperla mickjaggeri gen. nov. sp. nov. and Lapisperla keithrichardsi gen. nov. sp. nov.—are placed in a new family Petroperlidae within the stemline of Systellognatha. The first Cretaceous larval specimen of Acroneuriinae, Electroneuria ronwoodi gen. nov. sp. nov., is also described along with another four new species that are placed within the Acroneuriinae genus Largusoperla Chen et al., 2018: Largusoperla charliewattsi sp. nov., Largusoperla brianjonesi sp. nov., Largusoperla micktaylori sp. nov., and Largusoperla billwymani sp. nov. Additional specimens of Acroneuriinae are described without formal assignment to new species due to insufficient preservation. Implications for stonefly phylogeny and palaeobiogeography are discussed.https://peerj.com/articles/5354.pdfPaleontologyCretaceousAmberPlecopteraStonefliesBurmese
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author Pavel Sroka
Arnold H. Staniczek
Boris C. Kondratieff
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Arnold H. Staniczek
Boris C. Kondratieff
‘Rolling’ stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber
PeerJ
Paleontology
Cretaceous
Amber
Plecoptera
Stoneflies
Burmese
author_facet Pavel Sroka
Arnold H. Staniczek
Boris C. Kondratieff
author_sort Pavel Sroka
title ‘Rolling’ stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber
title_short ‘Rolling’ stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber
title_full ‘Rolling’ stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber
title_fullStr ‘Rolling’ stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber
title_full_unstemmed ‘Rolling’ stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber
title_sort ‘rolling’ stoneflies (insecta: plecoptera) from mid-cretaceous burmese amber
publisher PeerJ Inc.
series PeerJ
issn 2167-8359
publishDate 2018-07-01
description This contribution describes seven new species of fossil stoneflies from Cretaceous Burmese amber, all of which are dedicated to present and past members of the Rolling Stones. Two species—Petroperla mickjaggeri gen. nov. sp. nov. and Lapisperla keithrichardsi gen. nov. sp. nov.—are placed in a new family Petroperlidae within the stemline of Systellognatha. The first Cretaceous larval specimen of Acroneuriinae, Electroneuria ronwoodi gen. nov. sp. nov., is also described along with another four new species that are placed within the Acroneuriinae genus Largusoperla Chen et al., 2018: Largusoperla charliewattsi sp. nov., Largusoperla brianjonesi sp. nov., Largusoperla micktaylori sp. nov., and Largusoperla billwymani sp. nov. Additional specimens of Acroneuriinae are described without formal assignment to new species due to insufficient preservation. Implications for stonefly phylogeny and palaeobiogeography are discussed.
topic Paleontology
Cretaceous
Amber
Plecoptera
Stoneflies
Burmese
url https://peerj.com/articles/5354.pdf
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