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Issue: Vol. 5715 No. 1: 28 Oct. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-10-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5715.1.20
Page range: 225-235
Abstract views: 64
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First record of the subfamily Brenthorrhininae (Coleoptera, Nemonychidae) in Cretaceous Kachin amber

Altai State University; Department of Ecology; Biochemistry and Biotechnology; Lenina Street 61; Barnaul 656049; Russia
Coleoptera Curculionoidea taxonomy new tribe new genus new species Myanmar Cenomanian

Abstract

A new tribe, Burmoptarthrini Legalov, trib. nov. from the subfamily Brenthorrhininae (Nemonychidae), with a new genus and species, Burmoptarthrus storozhenkoi Legalov, gen. et sp. nov., is described and illustrated from late Cretaceous Kachin amber. This new tribe can be distinguished from the tribes Eccoptarthrini, Brenthorrhini and Distenorrhinini by its strongly constricted head capsule behind the eyes, which protrude strongly from the head. It also has a coarsely punctate and granulated pronotum and head, as well as granulated lateral pronotal margins. A key to the tribes and a list of described species of the subfamily Brenthorrhininae are compiled.

 

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How to Cite

Legalov, A.A. (2025) First record of the subfamily Brenthorrhininae (Coleoptera, Nemonychidae) in Cretaceous Kachin amber. Zootaxa, 5715 (1), 225–235. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5715.1.20