The first araripeneurine antlion in Burmese amber (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) |
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| Institution: | 1. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India;2. Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India;3. Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India |
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| Abstract: | Burmaneura minuta gen. et sp. nov., the first araripeneurine antlion in amber, is characterized, described and compared with the modern and Mesozoic Myrmeleontidae. The precise position of the fossil within this group is debatable. Interestingly, despite a rather rich fossil record, all Mesozoic Myrmeleontidae belong to subfamilies that are not recorded in the Cenozoic, although this might merely reflect the artificiality of the classification as the extinct groups may be paraphyletic with respect to their younger counterparts (e.g., Araripeneurinae may very well be nothing more than a stem group of no classificatory value). |
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| Keywords: | Insecta Myrmeleontiformia Araripeneurinae gen et sp nov Burmese amber Cenomanian |
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