2025 in paleoentomology
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This list of 2025 in paleoentomology records new fossil insect taxa described during the year, as well as documents significant paleoentomology discoveries and events which occurred during that year.
Lepidopterans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Takahashi, Aiba & Sakamaki |
Miocene–Pliocene |
Sanzugawa Formation |
A member of the family Zygaenidae belonging to the subfamily Chalcosiinae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mey |
A member of Gelechioidea of uncertain affinities. The type species is B. pumilus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Fischer & Hausmann |
Eocene |
Taxon established for fossil forms of the subfamily Limenitidinae within the family Nymphalidae. Includes E. baltica, described on the basis of an egg inclusion in amber. |
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Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Han, Zhang & Ren in Han et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Micropterigidae. The type species is F. rimosus; genus also includes F. parallelus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mey |
Eocene |
Bitterfeld amber |
A member of Gelechioidea of uncertain affinities. The type species is K. nanarius. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mey |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A species of Symmoca. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Aiba, Takahashi & Saito |
Pliocene to Pleistocene |
Teragi Group |
A member of the family Nymphalidae belonging to the subfamily Limenitidinae. |
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Trichopterans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sukatsheva in Sukatsheva, Rasnitsyn & Vasilenko |
Early Jurassic |
A member of the family Philopotamidae. Published online in 2026, but the issue date is listed as December 2025. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sukatsheva & Sinitshenkova |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of the family Baissoferidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sukatsheva & Sinitshenkova |
Permian |
A member of the family Cladochoristidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chao et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of the family Vitimotauliidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Melnitsky, Ivanov & Perkovsky in Melnitsky et al. |
Eocene (Priabonian) |
A member of the family Polycentropodidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Melnitsky, Ivanov & Perkovsky in Melnitsky et al. |
Eocene (Priabonian) |
A species of Plectrocnemia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Melnitsky, Ivanov & Perkovsky in Melnitsky et al. |
Eocene (Priabonian) |
Rovno amber |
A species of Plectrocnemia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Melnitsky, Ivanov & Perkovsky in Melnitsky et al. |
Eocene (Priabonian) |
Rovno amber |
A species of Plectrocnemia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Melnitsky, Ivanov & Perkovsky in Melnitsky et al. |
Eocene (Priabonian) |
Rovno amber |
A species of Plectrocnemia. |
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|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Chao et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Yixian Formation |
A member of the family Vitimotauliidae. Genus includes new species T. simplex and T. furcivenata. |
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Trichopteran research
- Caddisfly pupae with a morphology distinct from those of members of known Mesozoic trichopteran groups are described from the Barremian Shouchang Formation (Zhejiang, China) by Zhou & Huang (2025).[12]
- Shcherbakov (2025) reinterprets purported thysanuran Planocephalus aselloides from the Eocene Florissant Formation (Colorado, United States) as a hydropsychid caddisfly and a senior synonym of Hydropsyche scudderi.[13]
- Avrithis (2025) describes a forewing of a member of the genus Phryganea from the Vitala area of Kymi (Euboea, Greece), representing the first finding of a fossil caddisfly from the Early Miocene Anatolian landmass.[14]
Clade Antliophora
Dipterans
Brachycerans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Roháček |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A member of Acalyptratae belonging to the family Clusiomitidae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Roháček |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A member of Acalyptratae belonging to the family Clusiomitidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Roháček |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A member of Acalyptratae belonging to the family Clusiomitidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bickel in Bickel & Martin |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A species of Atlatlia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bickel in Bickel & Martin |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A species of Atlatlia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bickel in Bickel & Martin |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A species of Atlatlia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bickel in Bickel & Martin |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Baltic Sea region |
A species of Atlatlia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bickel in Bickel & Martin |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A species of Atlatlia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bickel in Bickel & Martin |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A species of Atlatlia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bickel in Bickel & Martin |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A species of Atlatlia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bickel in Bickel & Martin |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A species of Atlatlia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bickel in Bickel & Martin |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Baltic Sea region |
A species of Atlatlia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Grimaldi |
Miocene |
Dominican amber |
A member of the family Aulacigastridae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Grimaldi |
Miocene |
Dominican amber |
A member of the family Aulacigastridae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Grimaldi |
Miocene |
Dominican amber |
A member of the family Aulacigastridae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Grimaldi |
Miocene |
Dominican amber |
A member of the family Aulacigastridae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Miquel et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Asilidae. The type species is B. spinosus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhou et al. |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A species of Chrysopilus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Feng et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Vermileonidae. The type species is C. cnuae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shamshev in Shamshev, Perkovsky & Legalov |
A member of the family Hybotidae belonging to the subfamily Tachydromiinae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Shamshev, Vasilenko & Perkovsky |
Eocene |
A member of the family Hybotidae. The type species is E. sachalinensis. |
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|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Bickel in Bickel & Martin |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A member of the family Dolichopodidae. The type species is E. conjugalis; genus also includes E. amica. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Zhang, Zhang & Zhang |
A member of the family Eremochaetidae. The type species is G. laiyangensis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fachin & Gomes |
Miocene |
Mexican amber |
A species of Hermetia. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Nidergas et al. |
Oligocene |
A hoverfly. The type species is I. cryptodaemoniacus. |
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|
Gen. et 3 sp. nov |
Valid |
Bickel in Bickel & Martin |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Baltic Sea region |
A member of the family Dolichopodidae. The type species is K. starki; genus also includes K. falcata and K. ornatipes. |
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| Lehmhagenia[26] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zessin | Early Jurassic (Toarcian) | Grimmen Formation |  Germany |
A member of the family Protobrachyceridae. The type species is L. ansorgei | |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gomes & Solórzano-Kraemer |
Miocene |
Mexican amber |
A species of Mesembrinella. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Grichanov |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A member of the family Dolichopodidae. The type species is "Argyra" deceptoria Meunier (1907). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhang & Wang in Zhang et al. |
Cretaceous |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhang & Wang in Zhang et al. |
Cretaceous |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhang & Wang in Zhang et al. |
Cretaceous |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Perkovsky et al. |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A member of the family Mythicomyiidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Grichanov |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A member of the family Dolichopodidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Grichanov |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A member of the family Dolichopodidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Grichanov |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A member of the family Dolichopodidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Engel, Gross & Nel |
Miocene |
A member of the family Pelecorhynchidae or Oreoleptidae. The type species is P. styriensis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Roháček |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A member of Acalyptratae belonging to the family Protanthomyzidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Daňková et al. |
Oligocene |
A species of Spilomyia. |
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Nematocerans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Baranov in Baranov et al. |
Oligocene (Chattian) |
A species of Bryophaenocladius. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kopeć, Krzemiński & Kania-Kłosok in Kopeć et al. |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
Oise amber |
A species of Cheilotrichia. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kopeć, Krzemiński & Kania-Kłosok in Kopeć et al. |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
Oise amber |
A species of Cheilotrichia. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Amaral & Borkent in Amaral et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A mosquito. The type species is C. primaevus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kopeć, Krzemiński & Kania-Kłosok in Kopeć et al. |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
Oise amber |
A species of Dicranomyia. |
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|
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Dürrenfeldt) |
Pliocene |
A species of Dilophus; moved from Bibio anasiformis Dürrenfeldt (1968). |
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|
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Skartveit, Kaulfuss & Gehler |
Pliocene |
A species of Dilophus; a replacement name for Bibio tenuis Dürrenfeldt (1968). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Skartveit, Kaulfuss & Gehler |
Pliocene |
A species of Dilophus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Skartveit, Kaulfuss & Gehler |
Pliocene |
A species of Dilophus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Krzemiński, Krzemińska & Kania-Kłosok |
Early Jurassic |
A member of the family Limoniidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bechev |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A species of Ectrepesthoneura. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Pełczyńska & Soszyńska in Pełczyńska et al. |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Keroplatidae belonging to the subfamily Macrocerinae. The type species is E. prima; genus also includes E. payini. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kania-Kłosok et al. |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A species of Ellipteroides. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Hebert, Ngô Muller & Nel |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
Oise amber |
A member of the family Keroplatidae belonging to the subfamily Macrocerinae. The type species is E. oisensis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
He & Liu |
Middle Jurassic |
Daohugou Beds |
A member of the family Ptychopteridae. |
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Sp. nov |
Hébert et al. |
Oligocene |
A member of the family Mycetophilidae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Lukashevich & Ansorge |
Late Triassic (Norian) |
A member of the family Tanyderidae. The type species is L. triassicus. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
(Camier & Nel) |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
Oise amber |
A member of the family Sciaridae belonging to the subfamily Sciarinae; moved from Sciara jucheti Camier & Nel (2019). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hebert, Ngô Muller & Nel |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
Oise amber |
A member of the family Sciaridae belonging to the subfamily Sciarinae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kaczmarek et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Psychodidae belonging to the subfamily Phlebotominae and the tribe Hertigiini. The type species is L. excelsior. |
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Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Blagoderov & Arillo) |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Álava amber |
A species of Macrocera; moved from Hegalari minor Blagoderov & Arillo (2002). |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pełczyńska et al. |
Cretaceous |
A species of Macrocera. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pełczyńska et al. |
Cretaceous |
A species of Macrocera. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pełczyńska et al. |
Cretaceous |
A species of Macrocera. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kaczmarek, Krzemiński & Soszyńska |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Psychodidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Skartveit et al. |
Cretaceous |
A species of Penthetria. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Skartveit et al. |
Cretaceous |
A species of Penthetria. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang & Liu |
Middle Jurassic |
Jiulongshan Formation |
A member of the family Pediciidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
He & Liu |
Middle Jurassic |
Daohugou Beds |
A member of the family Ptychopteridae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Skartveit et al. |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Bibionidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Skartveit et al. |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Bibionidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Skartveit et al. |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Bibionidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Skartveit et al. |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Bibionidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Skartveit et al. |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Bibionidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Skartveit et al. |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Bibionidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Skartveit et al. |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Bibionidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Baranov in Baranov et al. |
Oligocene (Chattian) |
Pomahaka Formation |
A member of the family Chironomidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jordan-Stasiło, Kania-Kłosok & Krzemiński |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A species of Rhabdomastix. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jordan-Stasiło, Kania-Kłosok & Krzemiński |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A species of Rhabdomastix. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jordan-Stasiło, Kania-Kłosok & Krzemiński |
Eocene |
Cottbus Formation |
A species of Rhabdomastix. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Krzemiński, Kania-Kłosok & Wąsacz |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Limoniidae belonging to the subfamily Chioneinae. The type species is S. burmiticus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Lukashevich & Ansorge |
Late Triassic (Norian) |
A black fly. The type species is S. curriei. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hebert et al. |
Oligocene |
A species of Sylvicola. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lukashevich & Ansorge |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Grimmen Formation |
A member of the family Anisopodidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lukashevich & Ansorge |
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) |
Itat Formation |
A member of the family Anisopodidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lukashevich & Ansorge |
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) |
Itat Formation |
A member of the family Anisopodidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lukashevich & Ansorge |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Posidonia Shale |
A member of the family Anisopodidae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Baranov et al. |
Late Jurassic |
A member of the family Chironomidae belonging to the subfamily Podonominae. The type species is T. talbragarica. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang & Liu |
Middle Jurassic |
Jiulongshan Formation |
A member of the family Tipulidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Santos, Córdova-Tabares & Gomes |
Miocene |
Mexican amber |
A species of Trentepohlia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Santos, Córdova-Tabares & Gomes |
Miocene |
Mexican amber |
A species of Trentepohlia. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Azar & Maksoud |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) |
Lebanese amber |
A member of the family Psychodidae belonging to the subfamily Phlebotominae. The type species is X. eliei. |
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Other dipterans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Lukashevich & Ansorge |
Late Triassic (Norian) |
A fly of uncertain affinities. The type species is R. herrigi. |
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Dipteran research
- Fossil material of a mosquito, representing the first record of the family in the Araripe Basin and interpreted as the oldest record of the subfamily Anophelinae, is described from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation (Brazil) by Oliveira et al. (2025).[58]
- Redescription of Aetheapnomyia hoffeinsorum, based on data from a new specimen from the Eocene Rovno amber (Ukraine), is published by Zakrzewska et al. (2025).[59]
- Tabakian (2025) reviews the fossil record of psychodid flies described from the Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber.[60]
- Herbert et al. (2025) revise the wing morphology in extant and fossil members of the family Phoridae, and present a new interpretation of the wing vein terminology of members of this group.[61]
Mecopterans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Yu, Ren, Lin & Yang in Yu et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
A hangingfly. |
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Sp. nov |
Yu, Ren, Lin & Yang in Yu et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
A hangingfly. |
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Nom. nov |
Valid |
Villet |
Middle Triassic |
Tongchuan Formation |
A hangingfly; a replacement name for Ctenophlebia Hong (2009). |
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Sp. nov |
Yu, Ren, Lin & Yang in Yu et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
A hangingfly. |
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Sp. nov |
Xu et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
A member of the family Nannochoristidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lian & Huang in Lian et al. |
Permian (Capitanian) |
Yinping Formation |
A member of the family Permochoristidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lian & Huang in Lian et al. |
Permian (Capitanian) |
Yinping Formation |
A member of the family Permochoristidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lian |
Triassic |
Yanchang Formation |
A member of the family Orthophlebiidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lian |
Triassic |
Yanchang Formation |
A member of Panorpoidea belonging to the family Parachoristidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lian |
Triassic |
Yanchang Formation |
A member of Panorpoidea belonging to the family Parachoristidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lian |
Triassic |
Yanchang Formation |
A member of Panorpoidea belonging to the family Parachoristidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lian |
Triassic |
Yanchang Formation |
A member of Panorpoidea belonging to the family Parachoristidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lian |
Triassic |
Yanchang Formation |
A member of Panorpoidea belonging to the family Parachoristidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lian |
Triassic |
Yanchang Formation |
A member of Panorpoidea belonging to the family Parachoristidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lian |
Triassic |
Yanchang Formation |
A member of Panorpoidea belonging to the family Parachoristidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Machado, Bueno & Ribeiro |
Early Cretaceous |
Crato Formation |
A hangingfly. The type species is P. martinsnetoi. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lian |
Triassic |
Yanchang Formation |
A member of Panorpoidea belonging to the family Protorthophlebiidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lian |
Triassic |
Yanchang Formation |
A member of Panorpoidea belonging to the family Parachoristidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Lian |
Early Cretaceous (Valanginian–Hauterivian) |
A member of the family Orthophlebiidae. The type species is S. weichangensis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Xu et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
A member of the family Mesopsychidae. |
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Mecopteran research
- Probable permochoristid forewing, representing the first Triassic insect from Antarctica reported to date, is described from the Section Peak Formation in Victoria Land by Lara et al. (2025).[69]
Siphonapterans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Traub |
Eocene-Oligocene |
Dominican amber |
A flea belonging to the family Rhopalopsyllidae. Genus includes new species P. succinus. |
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Clade Archaeorthoptera
†Caloneurodea
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rasnitsyn |
Permian |
Kulchumovo Formation |
A member of the family Caloneuridae. |
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Orthopterans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Schall, Heads & Husemann |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber or Hkamti amber |
A member of the family Ripipterygidae. The type species is A. nwarrngaal. |
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|
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov |
Junior synonym |
Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann |
Cretaceous |
Hkamti amber or Kachin amber |
A member of the family Elcanidae. The type species is A. simplicissima; genus also includes "Probaisselcana" zhengi Gu et al. (2022). The genus was subsequently considered to be a junior synonym of the genus Paraxelcana by Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann (2026).[74] |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Schall et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of the family Locustopsidae. Genus includes new species A. stereofemoris. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Schall et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Crato Formation |
A member of the family Locustopsidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Schall et al. |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Burmecaelidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Husemann et al. |
Cretaceous |
Hkamti amber or Kachin amber |
A member Eumastacoidea, possibly belonging to the family Eumastacidae. The type species is B. lexiae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Schall, Cao & Husemann |
Cretaceous |
Hkamti amber or Kachin amber |
A member of the family Ripipterygidae. The type species is C. bidactylus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Schall et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Crato Formation |
A member of the family Locustopsidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Schall, Gu & Husemann |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Tridactylidae. The type species is D. melanocephalus. |
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|
Gen. et 3 sp. nov |
Willmott et al. |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Elcanidae. The type species is E. alatus; genus also includes E. cretaceus and E. thanatos. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Elcanidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ji et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of Gryllidea of uncertain affinities, possibly a member of the stem group of the family Phalangopsidae. The type species is F. xiangrui. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Schall, Gu & Husemann |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Tridactylidae. The type species is H. eileenae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Elcanidae. Genus includes new species K. elongata. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann |
Cretaceous |
Hkamti amber or Kachin amber |
A member of the family Elcanidae. The type species is K. phantasma. |
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|
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Nel & Huang) |
Middle Jurassic |
A member of the family Locustopsidae; moved from Sinolocustopsis elongatus Nel & Huang (2024). |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Yu, Liu & Liu |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Elcanidae. Genus includes new species L. circulus. |
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|
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Nel & Huang) |
Middle Jurassic |
Yanan Formation |
A member of the family Locustopsidae; moved from Sinolocustopsis brevis Nel & Huang (2024). |
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|
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Smith et al) |
Late Jurassic |
A member of the family Locustopsidae; moved from Parapleurites morrisonensis Smith et al. (2011). |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Schall, Heads & Husemann |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber or Hkamti amber |
A member of the superfamily Tridactyloidea. The type species is N. pinna. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Schall, Cao & Husemann |
Cretaceous |
Hkamti amber or Kachin amber |
A member of the family Ripipterygidae. The type species is O. campana. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yu, Liu & Liu |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Elcanidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Schall et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Crato Formation |
A member of the family Locustopsidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ji et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Mogoplistidae. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Willmott et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Elcanidae. The type species is "Panorpidium" maculosum Zhou et al. (2022). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Xu et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
A member of the family Baissogryllidae. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Willmott et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Elcanidae. The type species is "Probaisselcana" oculata Hu & He (2023). |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Schall, Cao & Husemann |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Ripipterygidae. The type species is "Magnidactylus" mirus Gu, Zheng, Cao & Yue in Gu et al. (2022); genus also includes "Magnidactylus" gracilis Gu, Zheng, Cao & Yue in Gu et al. (2022). |
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Orthopteran research
- Evidence of mimicry involving evolution of color patterns of forewings resembling coloration of co-occurring bennettitalean leaves is reported in prophalangopsids from the Middle Jurassic Haifanggou Formation (China) by Fu et al. (2025).[86]
- A baissogryllid specimen preserved with an ovary (representing the first known record of an ovary in an orthopteran fossil) is described from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation (Brazil) by Dias et al. (2025).[87]
Clade Coleopterida
Coleopterans
Adephaga
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Molino-Olmedo |
Cretaceous |
A ground beetle belonging to the subfamily Scaritinae and the tribe Dyschiriini. The type species is A. misiae. Published online in 2026, but the issue date is listed as December 2025. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nel et al. |
Oligocene |
Menilite Formation |
A species of Calosoma. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hájek et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Copelatus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mnguni in McKay & Mnguni |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Campanian, possibly Turonian) |
A species of Harpalus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
McKay in McKay & Mnguni |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Campanian, possibly Turonian) |
A species of Harpalus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
McKay & Mnguni |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Campanian, possibly Turonian) |
A species of Harpalus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
McKay & Mnguni |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Campanian, possibly Turonian) |
A species of Harpalus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Schmidt & Scholz |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
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Archostemata
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Yan, Felker & Strelnikova |
Early Triassic |
Nidym Formation |
A member of the family Asiocoleidae. The type species is A. dunaevi. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Arakelyan & Yan in Arakelyan et al. |
Early Triassic |
Bugarikhta Formation |
A member of the family Asiocoleidae. The type species is A. storozhenkoi. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gui & Cai in Gui et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Jiufotang Formation |
A member of the family Cupedidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yan, Felker & Strelnikova |
Early Triassic |
Nidym Formation |
A member of the family Schizocoleidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yan, Felker & Strelnikova |
Early Triassic |
Nidym Formation |
A member of the family Schizocoleidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yan, Felker & Strelnikova |
Early Triassic |
Nidym Formation |
A member of the family Schizocoleidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yan, Felker & Strelnikova |
Early Triassic |
Nidym Formation |
A member of the family Schizocoleidae. |
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Polyphaga
Bostrichiformia
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Háva |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A species of Attagenus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Háva & Zahradník |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Bostrichidae. The type species is B. brunneus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev & Bukejs |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A species of Cacotemnus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Háva & Zahradník |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Ptinidae belonging to the subfamily Eucradinae. The type species is C. cretaceus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ślipiński, Ren & Zhou |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A species of Dermestes. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Háva |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A species of Globicornis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Legalov et al. |
Eocene |
Danish amber |
A species of Globicornis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Legalov in Legalov & Legalov |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Ptinidae belonging to the subfamily Eucradinae and the tribe Hedobiini. |
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|
Comb. nov |
(Peris & Háva) |
Late Cretaceous (Turonian) |
A member of the family Dermestidae, possibly a species of Megatoma; moved from Attagenus (Aethriostoma) turonianensis Peris & Háva (2016). |
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|
Comb. nov |
(Deng et al.) |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Dermestidae; moved from Attagenus secundus Deng et al. (2017). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lyubarsky & Perkovsky in Legalov et al. |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A species of Orphilus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Háva |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A species of Stephanopachys. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li, Philips & Cai in Li et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Ptinidae belonging to the subfamily Ernobiinae. The type species is T. kundratai. |
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Cucujiformia
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et 7 sp. nov |
Valid |
Tshernyshev et al. |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A member of the family Melyridae. Genus includes A. sveneldi, A. elongatus, A. tricarinatus, A. paucidentatus, A. lupatus, A. groehni and A. jutlandicus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Telnov & Perkovsky |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A species of Anaspis. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Legalov & Perkovsky in Legalov, Vasilenko & Perkovsky |
Eocene |
Danish amber |
A member of the family Ciidae. The type species is A. lawrencei. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Jiang & Chen |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Tetratomidae. The type species is A. filicornis. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Legalov |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Nemonychidae. The type species is B. storozhenkoi. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Batelka et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Crato Formation |
A member of the family Ripiphoridae. The type species is R. archaicus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev, Háva & Bukejs |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Scraptiidae. The type species is C. crucifera. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Hsiao & Tomaszewska |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Endomychidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev & Tomaszewska |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A species of Danae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Legalov & Perkovsky in Legalov, Vasilenko & Perkovsky |
Eocene |
Danish amber |
A member of the family Mycetophagidae belonging to the tribe Mycetophagini. The type species is D. cimbrica. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li, Huang & Cai |
Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Ripiphoridae belonging to the subfamily Ripidiinae and the tribe Ripidiini. The type species is D. alekseevi. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Kirejtshuk |
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Lymexylidae. The type species is "Raractocetus" fossilis Yamamoto (2019); genus also includes "Raractocetus" extinctus Yamamoto (2019). |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kirejtshuk |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A member of the family Lymexylidae. The type species is E. storozhenkoi. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev & Bukejs |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A species of Europs. |
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|
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov |
Nabozhenko, Alekseev & Bukejs |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A darkling beetle belonging to the subfamily Alleculinae. The type species is G. groehni from the Baltic amber; genus also includes "Oracula" campbelli Nabozhenko & Perkovsky (2023) from the Rovno amber. |
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|
Gen. et 3 sp. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Tshernyshev et al. |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A member of the family Lophocateridae. The type species is J. ukrainicus; genus also includes J. damzeni (both from Rovno amber) and J. storozhenkoi, as well as "Promanodes" alleni Kolibáč (2011; both from Baltic amber). |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Lyubarsky & Perkovsky in Lyubarsky et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of the family Erotylidae. The type species is K. storozhenkoi. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev, Pankowski & Bukejs |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A member of the family Trogossitidae. The type species is L. succiniripae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev, Kirejtshuk & Bukejs |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Baltic Sea region |
A member of the family Megalopodidae belonging to the subfamily Palophaginae. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Kirejtshuk |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A member of the family Lymexylidae. The type species is "Raractocetus" balticus Yamamoto (2019); genus also includes "Raractocetus" sverlilo Nazarenko, Perkovsky & Yamamoto in Yamamoto et al. (2022). |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Legalov & Perkovsky in Legalov, Vasilenko & Perkovsky |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A member of the family Mycetophagidae. The type species is O. drevlyanica. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bukejs & Alekseev |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A species of Paha. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev & Bukejs |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A species of Phloiotrya. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Zaitsev, Vasilenko & Perkovsky |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A sap beetle. Genus includes new species P. mali. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Bukejs, McKellar & Alekseev |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A member of the family Bothrideridae. |
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|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Li & Cai in Li et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Trogossitidae. The type species is R. donoghuei; genus also includes R. pisanii. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bukejs & Alekseev |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A species of Serropalpus. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Lyubarsky & Perkovsky in Lyubarsky et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian) |
A member of the family Erotylidae belonging to the subfamily Xenoscelinae. The type species is "Cryptophagites" capitatus Ponomarenko (1990). |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhao et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A sap beetle. The type species is V. mandibulata. |
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Elateriformia
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pankowski & Fanti |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A soldier beetle, a species of Cantharis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A soldier beetle, a species of Cantharis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pankowski & Fanti |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A soldier beetle, a species of Cantharis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A soldier beetle, a species of Cantharis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Manci, Fanti & Ionesi |
Miocene |
A soldier beetle, a species of Cantharis. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Legalov |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Schizopodidae. The type species is C. burmanica. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhao, Ślipiński & Wang in Zhao et al. |
Cretaceous |
A click beetle belonging to the subfamily Dendrometrinae. The type species is C. serratus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lee, Cai & Nam |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A click beetle. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li et al. |
Miocene |
Dominican amber |
A member of the family Lycidae. The type species is D. gaoi. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Motyka, Kusy & Bocak |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Lycidae belonging to the subfamily Erotinae. The type species is D. filiformis. |
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|
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Alekseev) |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A member of the family Omethidae; moved from Photinus kazantsevi Alekseev (2019). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region, probably Russia, Kaliningrad Oblast) |
A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Cantharinae and the tribe Cacomorphocerini. |
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|
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Li et al.) |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Eucnemidae; moved from Muonabuntor grandinotalis Li et al. (2020). |
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|
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Muona) |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Eucnemidae; moved from Jenibuntor pusillus Muona (2020). |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Cantharinae and the tribe Cantharini. The type species is G. yantarnyca. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kazantsev & Yamamoto in Bocak et al. |
Eocene (Priabonian) |
Baltic amber |
A member of the family Lycidae belonging to the subfamily Erotinae and the tribe Dictyopterini. Published online in 2023,[148] validated in 2025. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev & Bukejs |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A soldier beetle, a species of Malthodes. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pankowski & Fanti |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A soldier beetle, a species of Malthodes. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pankowski & Fanti in Pankowski |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A soldier beetle, a species of Malthodes. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kazantsev |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Malthininae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Malthininae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kazantsev |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Malthininae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Malthininae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhao, Ślipiński & Ren |
Early Cretaceous |
Yixian Formation |
A click beetle. Genus includes new species P. orientalis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kwast & Alekseev |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A species of Phaenops. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A soldier beetle, a species of Podistra. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pankowski & Fanti |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A soldier beetle, a species of Podistra. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Clambidae. The type species is S. kolibaci. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Scirtidae. The type species is S. philipsi. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li, Huang & Cai |
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Limnichidae belonging to the subfamily Cephalobyrrhinae. The type species is S. majaechi. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti & Müller |
Miocene |
Mexican amber |
A soldier beetle, a species of Silis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kazantsev & Perkovsky in Kazantsev, Legalov & Perkovsky |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A soldier beetle. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li, Huang & Cai |
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Eucnemidae belonging to the subfamily Macraulacinae. The type species is X. tomaszewskae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li, Huang & Cai |
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Eucnemidae belonging to the subfamily Eucneminae. The type species is Y. arriagavarelai. |
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Scarabaeiformia
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li, Huang & Cai |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of Scarabaeoidea. Genus includes new species C. lawrencei. |
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|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Qi et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A stag beetle. The type species is C. caoqiangi; genus also includes C. hollowayae. |
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Staphyliniformia
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Egan, Loewen & McKellar |
Miocene |
A member of the tribe Stenichnini. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Simon-Pražák et al. |
Miocene |
Mexican amber |
A species of Anapleus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Yamamoto & Perreau |
Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Leiodidae belonging to the subfamily Cholevinae and the tribe Ptomaphagini. The type species is B. yamamotoae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yamamoto |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Hkamti amber |
A member of Staphylinoidea belonging to the family Colonidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yamamoto |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Hkamti amber |
A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Osoriinae and the tribe Leptochirini. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Cai |
Early Cretaceous |
Yixian Formation |
A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Silphinae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Janák |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A species of Diochus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shavrin & Perkovsky in Shavrin, Vasilenko & Perkovsky |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A species of Eusphalerum. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li, Huang & Cai |
Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Histeridae belonging to the subfamily Onthophilinae. The type species is F. qizhihaoi. |
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|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen et al. |
Cretaceous |
A rove beetle. The type species is N. hosimonis; genus also includes N. argutus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen et al. |
Cretaceous |
A species of Ochthephilus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Cai |
Early Cretaceous |
Yixian Formation |
A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Silphinae. The type species is P. newtoni. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yamamoto |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Hkamti amber |
A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Solieriinae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Liu et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A rove beetle. |
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|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen et al. |
Cretaceous |
A rove beetle. The type species is S. azari; genus also includes S. hongzhangi. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Simon-Pražák, Háva & Prokop |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Histeridae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Euaesthetinae. The type species is Z. yini. |
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Other Polyphaga
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Disputed |
Molino-Olmedo |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
Originally described as a member of the family Ptinidae belonging to the subfamily Dryophilinae; subsequently argued by Legalov & Legalov (2025) to be a member of the family Cerophytidae and a junior synonym of Amberophytum.[103] The type species is B. burmitica. Published online in 2025, but the issue date is listed as December 2024. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev & Bukejs |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A species of Nosodendron. |
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†Protocoleoptera
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yan, Felker & Strelnikova |
Early Triassic |
Nidym Formation |
A member of the family Permocupedidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yan, Felker & Strelnikova |
Early Triassic |
Nidym Formation |
A member of the family Permocupedidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yan, Felker & Strelnikova |
Early Triassic |
Nidym Formation |
A member of the family Permocupedidae. |
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Coleopteran research
- Bao et al. (2025) redescribe Tigrivia baii.[175]
- Haug et al. (2025) describe new rove beetle larvae from the Cretaceous Kachin amber, compare their morphology to those of lacewing larvae from the same amber and those of extant rove beetle larvae, and interpret their findigs as suggesting that rove beetle larvae diversified after the Cretaceous and substituted the morphologies of Cretaceous lacewing larvae.[176]
- New information on the morphology of Clidicostigus arachnipes is provided by Cao, Liu & Liu (2025).[177]
- Sánchez et al. (2025) argue that purported brood balls of dung beetles from the Eocene La Meseta Formation (Antarctica) are not true trace fossils, and consider Patagonian trace fossils of Coprinisphaera to represent the southernmost known record of this ichnotaxon.[178]
- Cantil et al. (2025) study the fossil record of Coprinisphaera in the Cenozoic of South America, and interpret it as indicating that necrophagy in Scarabaeinae likely originated in Patagonia in the middle–late Eocene.[179]
- Haug & Haug (2025) describe a soldier beetle larva from the Cretaceous Kachin amber (Myanmar), preserved with paired openings on its trunk interpreted as indicative of presence of defensive glands.[180]
- Click beetle larvae belonging to the subfamily Pityobiinae and likely to the tribe Tibionemini are identified in the Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Kachin amber from Myanmar by Kundrata et al. (2025).[181]
- Linhart et al. (2025) describe new click beetle larvae from the Kachin amber, interpreted as likely wood-associated predators, and preserving evidence of morphological differences with other insect larvae from the same habitat which might be related to ecological differences.[182]
- A study on dermestid larvae from Cretaceous, Eocene and Miocene ambers, providing evidence of presence of longer defensive setae in extinct dermestids compared to extant ones, is published by Le Cadre et al. (2025).[183]
- Batelka, Kundrata & Straka (2025) study the phylogenetic relationships of fossil members of Tenebrionoidea, name new families Wuhuidae, Bellimordellidae and Mirimordellidae, raise the subfamily Praemordellinae to the rank of the family, and assign Yakutia sukachevae to the new subfamily Yakutiinae within the family Mordellidae.[184]
- Ghaedi et al. (2025) describe new insect trace fossils (sinuous channels in wood, probably produced by beetles feeding on wood) from the Campanian strata of the Tarbur Formation (Iran), and name a new ichnotaxon Iranichnus farsensis.[185]
- Schafstall et al. (2025) report the discovery of subfossil beetle remains from Lithuania, providing evidence of presence of cold-adapted species but no evidence of presence of true arctic species during the Weichselian glaciation.[186]
Dermapterans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Engel et al. |
Oligocene |
A possible member of the family Chelisochidae. Genus includes new species A. nassauensis. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Engel et al. |
Oligocene |
A possible member of the family Anisolabididae. Genus includes new species K. primordialis. |
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Dermapteran research
- Santos et al. (2025) redescribe Cratoborellia gorbi and report the discovery of an additional specimen of Caririlabia berghoffi from the Lower Cretaceous of the Araripe Basin (Brazil).[188]
Clade Dictyoptera
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
A member of the family Alienopteridae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Sendi et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Alienopteridae. Genus includes new species A. samayi. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Liberiblattinidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jouault, Smith & Engel |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A termite belonging to the family Arceotermitidae. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Mesoblattinidae. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Raphidiomimidae. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Umenocoleidae. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Blattulidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Liberiblattinidae. The type species is B. masivny. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Blattidae. |
|||
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Shcherbakov & Minaev |
Cretaceous |
A mantis. The type species is B. ornatus. |
|||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Alienopteridae. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Raphidiomimidae. |
|||
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Luo, Xiao & Luo |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Umenocoleidae. The type species is C. shii. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Liberiblattinidae. The type species is C. supremus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of Mantodea. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Blattulidae. |
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|
Elisama kacerovae[195] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sendi |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Blattulidae. |
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|
Elisama simplex[189] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Blattulidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Santos et al. |
Carboniferous (Moscovian) |
A roachoid stem-dictyopteran belonging to the family Mylacridae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Corydiidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Corydiidae. The type species is I. taktobybolo. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Mesoblattinidae. The type species is J. cascadaerrorum. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of Mantodea. |
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|
Juramantis geongonrigam[189] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of Mantodea. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský & Koubová |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Mesoblattinidae. The type species is K. akokolvek. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Žalohar, Gašparič & Hitij |
Miocene |
A termite belonging to the family Heterotermitidae. The type species is M. robustus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Caloblattinidae. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Mesoblattinidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Santos, Mcloughlin & Nel |
Permian (Asselian) |
Shanxi Formation |
A roachoid stem-dictyopteran belonging to the family Necymylacridae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Ectobiidae. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Blattulidae. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Mesoblattinidae. |
|||
|
Perlucipecta jinjuicola[189] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Mesoblattinidae. |
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|
Perlucipecta major[189] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Mesoblattinidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Umenocoleidae. |
|||
|
Petropterix oculata[189] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Umenocoleidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Mesoblattinidae. |
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|
Praeblattella tinctoria[189] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Mesoblattinidae. |
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|
Fam. et gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Santos et al. |
Carboniferous (Moscovian) |
Benxi Formation |
A roachoid stem-dictyopteran, the type genus of the new family Pseudaphtoromylacridae. The type species is P. paucinervis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Garrouste, Boderau & Nel |
Permian (Wordian) |
A roachoid belonging to the family Spiloblattinidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Alienopteridae. The type species is R. kolotoc. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Montagna et al. |
Middle Triassic (Ladinian) |
Meride Limestone |
A roachoid belonging to the family Subioblattidae. |
|||
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Shcherbakov et al. |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
Fur Formation |
A praying mantis. The type species is S. rusti. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Santos et al. |
Carboniferous (Moscovian) |
Benxi Formation |
A roachoid stem-dictyopteran belonging to the family Mylacridae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Santos et al. |
Carboniferous (Moscovian) |
Benxi Formation |
A roachoid stem-dictyopteran belonging to the family Archimylacridae. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Mesoblattinidae. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Blaberidae. |
|||
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Santos et al. |
Carboniferous (Moscovian) |
Benxi Formation |
A roachoid stem-dictyopteran belonging to the family Phyloblattidae. The type species is T. inexpectata. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Raphidiomimidae. The type species is T. correntini. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vršanský et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Blattulidae. |
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Dictyopteran research
- Revision of the roachoid family Poroblattinidae, based on data from new fossils from the Carboniferous strata in Morocco, is published by Belahmira, Schneider & Saber (2025).[203]
- Evidence from the study of a specimen of Ambermantis wozniaki from the Turonian Raritan Formation (New Jersey, United States, interpreted as indicating that the studied mantis had large eyes with a high-resolution vision and a broad binocular visual field, is presented by Taniguchi et al. (2025).[204]
- Edwards et al. (2025) describe a conifer log with tunnels and coprolites produced by termites from the Lower Cretaceous (Hauterivian-Aptian) upper Strzelecki Group, representing the earliest fossil evidence of presence of termites in Australia reported to date and their first record from a circumpolar setting.[205]
- Paik et al. (2025) reported termite borings on the surface of a conifer stem, showing similarities to traces of Kalotermitidae, from the Lower Cretaceous Donghwachi Formation, representing the first occurrence of termite traces in Korea.[206]
Hymenopterans
Symphyta
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Vilhelmsen, Nakamine & Yamamoto in Vilhelmsen et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of Orussoidea. The type species is C. orussopteryx. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Oyama, Jouault & Mita |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Anaxyelidae. The type species is D. bethouxi. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li, Rasnitsyn & Zhuang |
Early Cretaceous |
Yixian Formation |
A member of the family Xyelidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li, Rasnitsyn & Zhuang |
Early Cretaceous |
Yixian Formation |
A member of the family Xyelidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jouault et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Sepulcidae belonging to the subfamily Ghilarellinae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li, Rasnitsyn & Zhuang |
Early Cretaceous |
Yixian Formation |
A member of the family Xyelidae. The type species is H. elongata. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Li, Rasnitsyn & Zhuang |
Miocene |
Shanwang Formation |
A member of the family Xyelidae. The type species is "Xyela" cenozoica Zhang (1989). |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kopylov & Rasnitsyn |
Jurassic |
A member of the family Anaxyelidae belonging to the subfamily Syntexinae. The type species is K. martynovi. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Oyama et al. |
A member of the family Xyelidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jouault et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jinju Formation |
A member of the family Sepulcidae belonging to the subfamily Ghilarellinae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Oyama et al. |
Late Triassic (Carnian) |
Momonoki Formation |
A member of the family Xyelidae. The type species is O. ishidai. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zheng in Wang et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Anaxyelidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li & Wei in Li, Niu & Wei |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Anaxyelidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Oyama et al. |
Late Triassic (Carnian) |
Momonoki Formation |
A member of the family Xyelidae. |
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|
Samarkandykia noharai[212] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Oyama et al. |
Late Triassic (Carnian) |
Momonoki Formation |
A member of the family Xyelidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ngô Muller, Riou & Nel |
Miocene |
A member of the family Argidae. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Li, Rasnitsyn & Zhuang |
Early Jurassic |
Ichetuy Formation |
A member of the family Xyelidae. The type species is "Eoxyela" tugnuica Rasnitsyn (1983). |
Symphytan research
- New information on the anatomy of Moltenia rieki is provided by Oyama et al. (2025).[216]
Apocrita
Apoidea
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Takahashi & Takahashi |
Pliocene–Pleistocene |
Teragi Group |
A honey bee. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Engel & Wappler in Geier et al. |
Oligocene (Chattian) |
Enspel Formation |
A bumblebee. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Engel & Wappler in Geier et al. |
Oligocene (Chattian) |
Enspel Formation |
A bumblebee. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Engel & Kaulfuss |
Miocene (Langhian) |
Hindon Maar Lagerstätte |
A species of Leioproctus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Engel |
Miocene |
A species of Panurgus. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Engel |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A melikertine bee. The type species is "Succinapis" micheneri Engel (2001). |
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Apoid research
- Aiba & Ono (2025) describe a bumblebee queen from the Pleistocene Miyajima Formation (Japan) belonging to the species Bombus cf. diversus and representing the first known fossil of an extant bumblebee species.[222]
- Viñola-López et al. (2025) describe brood cells within cavities of mammal remains from Quaternary deposits in Cueva de Mono (Dominican Republic), likely produced by bees belonging to the family Halictidae, and name a new ichnotaxon Osnidum almontei.[223]
Ceraphronoidea
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fam. et gen. et sp. nov |
Engel |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) |
Lebanese amber |
The type genus of the new family Ceospilidae. The type species is C. phoenicius. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Engel |
Late Cretaceous (Turonian) |
New Jersey amber |
A species of Conostigmus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li, Kopylov & Rasnitsyn in Li et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Maimetshidae. The type species is C. nigra. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Engel |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
A species of Dendrocerus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li, Kopylov & Rasnitsyn in Li et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Maimetshidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li, Kopylov & Rasnitsyn in Li et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Maimetshidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li, Kopylov & Rasnitsyn in Li et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Maimetshidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li, Kopylov & Rasnitsyn in Li et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Maimetshidae. |
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Chalcidoidea
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Simutnik in Simutnik, Pankowski & Perkovsky |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A member of the family Encyrtidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Simutnik in Simutnik, Pankowski & Perkovsky |
Probably Eocene |
A member of the family Encyrtidae. The type species is W. haikowielandi. |
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Chrysidoidea
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Jouault & Huang |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Bethylidae belonging to the subfamily Cretabythinae. Genus includes new species A. engeli. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Lucena & Melo |
Cretaceous |
A cuckoo wasp. The type species is C. krombeini. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lucena & Melo |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A species of Cleptes. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Lucena & Melo |
Cretaceous |
A cuckoo wasp. The type species is C. mandibularis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jouault & Huang |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Bethylidae belonging to the subfamily Cretabythinae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Lucena & Melo |
Cretaceous |
A cuckoo wasp. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Álvarez-Parra & Maksoud |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) |
Lebanese amber |
A member of the family Scolebythidae belonging to the subfamily Pristapenesiinae. The type species is P. eximia. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Lucena & Melo |
Cretaceous |
A cuckoo wasp. The type species is P. depilis. |
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|
Fam. et gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wu, Vilhelmsen & Gao in Wu et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
The type genus of the new family Sirenobethylidae. The type species is S. charybdis. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Lucena & Melo |
Cretaceous |
A cuckoo wasp. The type species is T. intermedia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Brazidec & Rosa |
Miocene (Langhian) |
Fotan Group |
A species of Trichrysis. |
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Diaprioidea
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Brazidec |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Diapriidae. The type species is E. exquisita. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Álvarez-Parra & Jouault in Álvarez-Parra et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Spathiopterygidae. Genus includes new species K. splendida. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Chemyreva & Rasnitsyn |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Ismaridae. The type species is T. christophi. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Brazidec & Perrichot |
Miocene |
Fotan Group |
A member of the family Diapriidae. |
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Evanioidea
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Praeaulacidae. The type species is C. cancan. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Peñalver & Sánchez-García in Peñalver et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Peñosas Formation |
A member of the family Evaniidae. |
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Formicoidea
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Radchenko |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A species of Aphaenogaster. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zharkov & Dubovikoff in Zharkov et al. |
Eocene |
Danish amber |
A species of Aphaenogaster. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Fiorentino et al. |
Miocene |
Dominican amber |
A species of Basiceros. |
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|
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Miocene (Burdigalian) |
Shanwang Formation |
A replacement name for Camponotus pictus Zhang, Sun & Zhang (1994). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Radchenko & Khomych |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A species of Cardiocondyla. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zharkov & Dubovikoff in Zharkov, Dubovikoff & Abakumov |
Eocene (Priabonian) |
Baltic amber |
A species of Carebara. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Zharkov & Dubovikoff in Zharkov, Dubovikoff & Abakumov |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
An ant belonging to the subfamily Formicinae. The type species is E. unipetropolitana. |
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|
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Fisher |
Eocene |
Fushun amber |
A replacement name for Wilsonia Hong (2002). |
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|
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Fisher |
Miocene |
A replacement name for Formica lavateri var. major Heer (1867). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhuang, Boudinot & Perrichot in Zhuang et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
An ant belonging to the subfamily Sphecomyrminae. |
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|
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Fisher |
Eocene |
A replacement name for Messor sculpturatus Carpenter (1930). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zharkov & Dubovikoff in Zharkov, Dubovikoff & Abakumov |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A species of Myrmica. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
França & Gomes |
Miocene |
Mexican amber |
A species of Odontomachus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Lepeco, Brandão & Camacho in Lepeco et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
A member of the subfamily Haidomyrmecinae. The type species is V. cratensis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhuang et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhuang et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
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Formicoidea research
- Prebus & Rabeling (2025) interpret Manica andrannae as a likely member of the stem group of the genus Manica.[252]
- Radchenko & Ribbecke (2025) report the discovery of a queen of Stiphromyrmex robustus from the Eocene Baltic amber, and place extinct genera Stiphromyrmex, Enneamerus and Thanacomyrmex within the Myrmecina genus-group of the tribe Crematogastrini.[253]
Ichneumonoidea
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Belokobylskij in Belokobylskij & Manukyan |
Eocene |
Prussian Formation |
A species of Aulosaphes. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Belokobylskij in Belokobylskij, Achterberg & Manukyan |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A member of the family Braconidae belonging to the subfamily Sigalphinae. The type species is B. inopinatus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Manukyan in Manukyan, Smirnova & Sinelschikova |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A member of the family Ichneumonidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Manukyan |
Eocene |
Prussian Formation |
A member of the family Ichneumonidae belonging to the subfamily Pherhombinae. The type species is F. leleji; genus also includes "Pherhombus" parvulus Meier, Wacker & Klopfstein (2022) from the Fur Formation (Denmark). |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Žalohar, Gašparič & Hitij |
Miocene |
A member of the family Braconidae. The type species is P. davois. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Belokobylskij in Belokobylskij & Manukyan |
Eocene |
Prussian Formation |
A member of the family Braconidae belonging to the tribe Chremylini. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Manukyan, Dubovikoff & Smirnova |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A species of Xanthopimpla. Published online in 2026, but the issue date is listed as December 2025. |
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Megalyroidea
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vilhelmsen et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Megalyridae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vilhelmsen et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Megalyridae. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jouault |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Megalyridae. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vilhelmsen et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Megalyridae. |
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Pompiloidea
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Xu & Waichert in Xu et al. |
Eocene (Bartonian) |
A spider wasp. The type species is G. orientalis. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Xu & Waichert in Xu et al. |
Eocene (Bartonian) |
Niubao Formation |
A spider wasp. The type species is P. xiedensis. |
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Serphitoidea
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Álvarez-Parra, Rasnitsyn & Azar |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) |
Lebanese amber |
A member of the family Serphitidae. The type species is A. obscurus. |
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Stephanoidea
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ge, Ren & Tan |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Stephanidae belonging to the subfamily Schlettereriinae. Genus includes new species A. tenuitubus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ge, Ren & Tan |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Stephanidae belonging to the subfamily Stephaninae. Genus includes new species B. breviceps. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jouault |
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Ohlhoffiidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ge, Ren & Tan |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Stephanidae belonging to the subfamily Lagenostephaninae. Genus includes new species S. shihongliangi. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ge & Tan in Ge, Ren & Tan |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Stephanidae. |
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Vespoidea
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang, Rasnitsyn, Perkovsky & Vilhelmsen in Wang et al. |
A member of the family Falsiformicidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang, Rasnitsyn, Perkovsky & Vilhelmsen in Wang et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Falsiformicidae. |
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Other Apocrita
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Jia, Zhang & Zhang |
Early Cretaceous |
Yixian Formation |
A basal member of Apocrita belonging to the family Ephialtitidae. Genus includes new species C. longispinus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Jia, Zhang & Zhang |
Early Cretaceous |
Yixian Formation |
A basal member of Apocrita belonging to the family Ephialtitidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Jia, Zhang & Zhang |
Early Cretaceous |
Yixian Formation |
A basal member of Apocrita belonging to the family Ephialtitidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Lepeco & Melo |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of Aculeata belonging to the family Holopsenellidae. The type species is T. obscura. |
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|
Fam. et gen. et sp. nov |
Engel |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) |
Lebanese amber |
A member of Proctotrupomorpha of uncertain affinities, the type genus of the new family Uroprionulidae. The type species is U. zenobia. |
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Hymenopteran research
- A study on the diversification of hymenopterans throughout their evolutionary history, based on data from the fossil record, is published by Jouault et al. (2025).[271]
- Rasnitsyn & Lara (2025) redescribe Potrerilloxyela menendezi.[272]
Clade Neuropterida
Neuropterans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bueno et al. |
An antlion. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bueno et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Crato Formation |
An antlion. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li, Shi, Ren & Yang in Li et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Ithonidae. The type species is C. zhangi. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Makarkin, Perkovsky & Nielsen |
A drepanicine matid fly. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu, Ren & Wang |
Middle Jurassic |
Jiulongshan Formation |
A member of the family Osmylopsychopidae. Genus includes new species D. pectinatus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bueno et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Crato Formation |
An antlion. |
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|
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Martins-Neto & Vulcano) |
Early Cretaceous |
Crato Formation |
An antlion. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bueno et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Crato Formation |
An antlion. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Makarkin & Perkovsky |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Nizhnyaya Agapa amber |
A member of the family Coniopterygidae; a new genus for "Libanoconis" siberica Makarkin & Perkovsky (2019). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu, Ren & Wang |
Middle Jurassic |
Jiulongshan Formation |
A member of the family Osmylopsychopidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Assmar et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of Psychopsoidea of uncertain affinities. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Liu, Ren & Wang |
Middle Jurassic |
Jiulongshan Formation |
A member of the family Saucrosmylidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Khramov |
Jurassic |
A member of the family Nymphidae. The type species is I. storozhenkoi. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu, Ren & Wang |
Middle Jurassic |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu, Ren & Wang |
Middle Jurassic |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Azar & Engel |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) |
Lebanese amber |
A member of the family Coniopterygidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Wang et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
Jiulongshan Formation |
A member of the family Chrysopidae. |
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|
Comb. nov |
(Zhang et al.) |
Early Cretaceous |
Yixian Formation |
A member of the family Chrysopidae; moved from Protochrysa brevinervis Zhang et al. (2020). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Makarkin, Simonsen & Perkovsky |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
A member of the family Chrysopidae. |
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|
Nom. nov |
Makarkin, Simonsen & Perkovsky |
Middle–Late Jurassic boundary interval |
Daohugou Beds |
A member of the family Chrysopidae; a replacement name for Mesypochrysa sinica Khramov et al. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Wang et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
Jiulongshan Formation |
A member of the family Chrysopidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Wang et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
Jiulongshan Formation |
A green lacewing. |
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|
Comb. nov |
(Yang & Hong) |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of the family Chrysopidae; moved from Drakochrysa sinica Yang & Hong (1990). |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Pu et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Babinskaiidae. The type species is M. delicatula. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Archibald & Makarkin |
Eocene |
 | ||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Archibald & Makarkin |
Eocene |
 | ||||
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
An ithonid lacewing. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Makarkin, Nielsen & Perkovsky |
Eocene |
A member of the family Mantispidae belonging to the subfamily Drepanicinae. Genus includes new species P. roldae. |
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|
Gen. et 2 sp. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Pu et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Babinskaiidae. The type species is P. suae; genus also includes P. confusa, as well as "Electrobabinskaia" neli Jouault (2022). |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu, Ren & Wang |
Middle Jurassic |
Jiulongshan Formation |
A member of the family Osmylopsychopidae. Genus includes new species P. eurypterus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Makarkin & Staniczek |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Mantispidae belonging to the subfamily Symphrasinae. The type species is R. raehlei. |
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|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A beaded lacewing. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Makarkin |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A Paraberothinae beaded lacewing. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Makarkin, Simonsen & Perkovsky |
Eocene |
A nothochrysine green lacewing. |
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Neuropteran research
- Liu et al. (2025) describe a male specimen of Paradoxoconis longipalpa from the Cretaceous Kachin amber (Myanmar), providing information on wing venation and male genitalia of members of this species.[294]
- Makarkin & Ansorge (2025) redescribe the holotype of Kalligramma haeckeli and revise the subfamily Kalligrammatinae.[295]
- Evidence from the study of larvae preserved in the Cretaceous Kachin amber from Myanmar, interpreted as indicative of greater morphological diversity of nymphid larvae compared to the present, is presented by Buchner et al. (2025).[296]
- Buchner et al. (2025) describe new nemopterid larvae from the Cretaceous amber from Myanmar, expanding known morphological diversity of larvae in this group.[297]
- Bueno et al. (2025) revise the taxonomy of the genera Cratopteryx, Caririneura and Paracaririneura.[298]
Raphidiopterans
Raphidiopteran research
- Haug et al. (2025) describe two snakefly pupae from the Cretaceous amber from Myanmar, providing evidence of greater morphological diversity of snakefly pupae in the Cretaceous compared to the present, and probable evidence of differences in the timing of development of Cretaceous snakeflies compared to extant taxa.[299]
Other Neuropterida
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fam. et gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Peng et al. |
Permian |
The type genus of the new family Permoneuropteridae. The type species is P. lapeyriea. |
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Clade †Palaeodictyopteroidea
†Megasecoptera
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Santos et al. |
Carboniferous (Gzhelian) |
A member of the family Aspidothoracidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Petrulevičius & Gutiérrez |
Carboniferous (Serpukhovian) |
Guandacol 1 Formation |
A member of the family Xenopteraidae. |
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†Palaeodictyoptera
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sinitshenkova |
Permian |
A member of the family Spilapteridae. |
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Other †Palaeodictyopteroidea
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Xu, Yang, Oyama, Ren & Béthoux in Xu et al. |
Permian (Asselian) |
A member of Megasecopteromorpha belonging to the group Diaphanopterodea and the family Parelmoidae. The type species is G. jingqii. |
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Clade Palaeoptera
Ephemeropterans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Sroka, Agnihotri & Singh |
Eocene |
Cambay amber |
A leptophlebiid mayfly. Genus includes new species A. veta. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Godunko & Staniczek in Godunko et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A vietnamellid or pseudironid[307] mayfly. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen & Zheng |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A vietnamellid or pseudironid mayfly. |
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|
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Chen & Zheng) |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A vietnamellid or pseudironid[307] mayfly; moved from Burmaheptagenia zhouchangfai Chen & Zheng (2023). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Wu, Huang & Cai |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A leptophlebiid mayfly. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Chen & Zheng |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
An isonychiid mayfly. The type species is F. chiyokoae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Godunko et al. |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A member of the family Ameletopsidae. The type species is N. sotnia. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen & Zheng |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
An ameletopsid mayfly. The type species is P. atsukochibae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Sroka & Gattolliat |
Late Cretaceous |
North Carolina amber |
A baetid mayfly. The type species is P. carolinensis. |
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|
Fam. et gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen & Zheng |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A mayfly, the type genus of the new family Venusdemiloidae. The type species is V. venusae. Published online in 2026, but the issue date is listed as December 2025. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen, Zheng & Jiang |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A baetid mayfly belonging to the subfamily Palaeocloeoninae. Genus includes new species Z. changfai. |
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Ephemeropteran research
- Kluge & Sinitshenkova (2025) identify Hammephemera pulchra as a Triassic member of the mayfly subgroup Anteritorna, name a new family Hammephemeridae, and interpret Tunephemera tungussica as a probable Triassic member of the mayfly subgroup Posteritorna.[315]
Odonatopterans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Fang, Liu & Zheng |
Early Cretaceous |
A hemeroscopid dragonfly. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nel, Jouault & Azar |
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Burmaeshnidae. |
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|
Fam. et gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mueller, Demers-Potvin & Larsson |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
A dragonfly belonging to the clade Cavilabiata, the type genus of the new family Cordualadensidae. Genus includes new species C. acorni. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Simonsen, Archibald & Ware in Simonsen et al. |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
Fur Formation |
A member of Lestoidea of uncertain affinities. The type species is D. moelleri. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu et al. |
Cretaceous |
A damselfy belonging to the family Burmacoenagrionidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Nel et al. |
Paleocene (Selandian–Thanetian) |
A dragonfly belonging to the family Synthemistidae. The type species is G. bechlyi. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Nel, Nam & Jouault |
A "megapodagrionid" damselfly. The type species is K. coloratus. |
||||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nel et al. |
Oligocene |
Menilite Formation |
A species of Lestes. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Monferran, Peñalver & Nel |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A damselfly belonging to the family Platystictidae. |
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|
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Vander Linden) |
Late Jurassic (Tithonian) |
A dragonfly belonging to the group Petalurida and the family Protolindeniidae; moved from Aeshna antiqua Vander Linden (1827). |
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|
Fam. et gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Huang, Lian & Nel |
Paleocene |
Sanshui Basin |
Originally described as a damselfly and the type genus of the new family Shundeagrionidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Nel in Wang et al. |
Oligocene (Rupelian) |
Ningming Formation |
A member of the family Whetwhetaksidae. The type species is S. incompleta. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Boderau et al. |
Miocene |
Öhningen site |
A sieblosiid damselfly. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Archibald et al. |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
A gossamerwing damselfly. The type species is S. ypresiana. |
 | |||
|
Fam. et gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhang et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Dalazi Formation |
A valdicordulioid dragonfly |
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Odonatopteran research
- Boderau et al. (2025) describe new fossil material of Saxonagrion minutum from the Permian Salagou Formation (France), and interpret its morphology as supporting the placement of the family Saxonagrionidae within Panodonata.[331]
- Ware et al. (2025) study the composition and internal relationships of Cephalozygoptera, and recover them as a monophyletic group distinct from extant damselflies.[332]
Palaeopteran research
- A study on the preservation of mayfly and dragonfly fossils from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation (Brazil) is published by Storari et al. (2025).[333]
Clade †Paoliidea
†Paoliida
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Boderau et al. |
Permian (late Kungurian) |
A member of the family Paoliidae. |
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Clade Paraneoptera
Hemipterans
Auchenorrhyncha
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Fu et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Yixian Formation |
A member of Cicadomorpha, tentatively assigned to the family Hylicellidae. The type species is C. lambkini. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Boderau et al. |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A planthopper belonging to the family Tropiduchidae. The type species is D. junoi. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Jiang et al. |
Eocene (Lutetian) |
A cicada belonging to the family Cicadidae and the tribe Platypleurini. The type species is E. messelensis. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Simonsen et al. |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
A planthopper. The type species is E. szwedoi. Announced in 2025; validated in 2026.[339] |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Stroiński & Szwedo |
Paleocene |
A planthopper belonging to the family Ricaniidae. Genus includes new species G. linqibini. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Boderau et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
A cixiid planthopper. The type species is J. fui. |
|||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Boderau, Nel & Fu |
Early Cretaceous |
Yixian Formation |
A planthopper belonging to the family Lalacidae. |
|||
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang, Szwedo & Luo in Wang et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A planthopper belonging to the family Katlasidae. The type species is L. lihanjieae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Stroiński & Szwedo |
Paleocene |
Niubao Formation |
A planthopper belonging to the family Ricaniidae. Genus includes new species R. gangniensis. |
|||
|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Zhang, Du & Zhang in Zhang et al. |
Permian |
A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the superfamily Pereborioidea and the family Curvicubitidae. The type species is S. qingjiangensis; genus also includes S. haotianus Xu, Shih, Ren & Wang in Xu et al. (2025).[345] |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Criscione-Vastano & Grimaldi |
Late Triassic (Norian) |
A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the superfamily Scytinopteroidea and the family Ipsviciidae. The type species is S. reducta. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Ning & Zhang in Lü et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
Jiufotang Formation |
A member of the family Procercopidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Du & Zhang in Lü et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
Jiufotang Formation |
A member of the family Procercopidae. |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Lü & Zhang in Lü et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
Jiufotang Formation |
A member of the family Procercopidae. |
||||
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Shcherbakov |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the group Scytinopteroidea and the family Ipsviciidae. The type species is S. phoenix. |
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|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang, Zhuo, Luo & Chen in Wang et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A planthopper belonging to the family Mimarachnidae. The type species is T. zhuoyuanshengi; genus also includes T. zhuowenxii. |
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Coleorrhyncha
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Boderau et al. |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
A member of the family Progonocimicidae. The type species is L. bascharagensis. |
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Heteroptera
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Yin, Bu & Xie |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Miridae. Genus includes new species C. wanae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Heiss |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Aradidae. |
|||
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Dai, Ren & Yao in Dai et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
Jiulongshan Formation |
A member of Pentatomomorpha belonging to the family Pachymeridiidae. The type species is D. punctatus. |
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|
Fam. et gen. et sp. nov |
Xian et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of Corixoidea, the type genus of the new family Dilatorhynchidae. The type species is D. anatinus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhang, Ren & Yao |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Saldidae belonging to the subfamily Saldinae. The type species is E. sulcatum. |
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|
Fam. et gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Xian et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of Corixoidea, the type genus of the new family Heterorhynchidae. The type species is H. anderseni; genus also includes H. maculatus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Aiba, Souma & Inose |
Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) |
Tamayama Formation |
A possible member of the family Microphysidae. The type species is I. longilabiata. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Dai, Engel & Yao in Dai et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
Jiulongshan Formation |
A member of Pentatomomorpha belonging to the family Pachymeridiidae. The type species is L. pilosus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Dai, Yao & Ren in Dai et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
Yixian Formation |
A member of Pentatomomorpha belonging to the family Kobdocoridae. The type species is M. yixiani. |
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|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Mu, Ren & Yao in Mu et al. |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Tingidae. The type species is M. dorsolongispinus; genus also includes M. alirostratus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ryzhkova in Ryzhkova, Ivanova & Zhang |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of the family Enicocoridae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Boderau, Nel & Engel |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Blissidae. The type species is P. primigenius. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kóbor et al. |
Pliocene (Zanclean) |
Tapolca Basalt Formation |
A member of the family Miridae belonging to the subfamily Cylapinae. The type species is P. pliocenicus. |
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|
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Edkins |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of the family Corixidae; a replacement name for Rhomboidella Mazzoni & Hünicken (1987). |
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|
Fam. et gen. et 3 sp. nov |
Xian et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of Corixoidea, the type genus of the new family Rhynchocorixidae. The type species is R. longirostris; genus also includes R. cobbeni and R. nieseri. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kóbor & Szabó |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Aradidae belonging to the subfamily Prosympiestinae. The type species is S. michalskii. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Dai, Ren & Yao in Dai et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
Jiulongshan Formation |
A member of Pentatomomorpha belonging to the family Pachymeridiidae. The type species is S. actuarius. |
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|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Xian, Chen & Xie in Xian et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Ochteridae. Genus includes new species T. zhengi and T. nieseri. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhang, Yao, & Liu in Zhang et al. |
Miocene (Burdigalian) |
Dominican amber |
A member of the family Reduviidae belonging to the subfamily Harpactorinae and the tribe Harpactorini. The type species is T. hui. |
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|
Fam. et gen. et sp. nov |
Dai et al. |
Miocene |
Garang Formation |
A member of Pentatomoidea, the type genus of the new family Zekuformidae. The type species is Z. maculata. |
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Sternorrhyncha
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Drohojowska et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A member of Psyllodea belonging to the family Liadopsyllidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Węgierek & Ogłaza in Ogłaza, Brożek & Węgierek |
Late Cretaceous (Santonian–Campanian) |
A member of Aphidomorpha of uncertain affinities. The type species is D. magnamaculta. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Drohojowska & Szwedo in Drohojowska, Gorzelańczyk & Szwedo |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe |
A whitefly. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Węgierek in Węgierek et al. |
An aphid belonging to the family Oviparosiphidae. The type species is K. inventum. |
|||||
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Hakim & Huang |
Middle Jurassic |
Daohugou Beds |
A member of the family Paraprotopsyllidiidae. The type species is L. daohugouensis. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Engel et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Lebanese amber |
A member of Aphidomorpha belonging to the family Tajmyraphididae. The type species is M. media. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Drohojowska, Franielczyk-Pietyra & Szwedo |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A whitefly. The type species is P. danielburckhardti. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Węgierek & Ogłaza in Ogłaza, Brożek & Węgierek |
Late Cretaceous (Santonian–Campanian) |
Ola Formation |
An aphid belonging to the family Oviparosiphidae. The type species is P. armani. |
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Hemipteran research
- A study on the past diversity dynamics of hemipterans is published by Boderau, Nel & Jouault (2025).[375]
- Boderau et al. (2025) provide new estimates of timing of origin and diversification of hemipterans.[376]
- Fu et al. (2025) describe a forewing of a member of Cicadomorpha from the Permian (Guadalupian) Yinping Formation (China) with morphological resemblance to Sphenophyllum, representing the earliest evidence of leaf mimicry in hemipterans reported to date.[377]
- The first palaeontinid specimen from the Jiufotang Formation (China), assigned to Ilerdocossus cf. fengningensis, is described by Fabrikant & Davranoglou (2025).[378]
- Purported issid planthoppers Libanissus bkassinensis and Cubicostissus palaeocaeni are reinterpreted as members of the families Mimarachnidae and Cicadellidae, respectively, by Shcherbakov (2025).[379]
- Drohojowska et al. (2025) report the first discovery of a whitefly (a specimen of Pudrica christianottoi) from the Bitterfeld amber (Germany).[380]
- Azar (2025) reports the first discovery of a female specimen of Aradus superstes from the Eocene Baltic amber.[381]
- Petrulevičius (2025) reports the first discovery of a male specimen of Chinchekoala qunita from the Eocene Laguna del Hunco Formation (Argentina).[382]
- Boderau et al. (2025) describe a micronectid specimen from the Eocene Baltic amber representing the first reliable fossil record of a member of this group.[383]
- Kim et al. (2025) study the phylogenetic relationships of extant and fossil members of the mirid subfamily Isometopinae, and name a new tribe Electroisopini including Eocene taxa.[384]
Psocodea
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Hakim, Maalouf & Azar |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) |
Lebanese amber |
A probable member of the family Empheriidae. The type species is A. libanensis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Jouault & Zhuang |
Miocene |
A species of Archipsocus. |
|||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yang et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Psyllipsocidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Hakim & Azar |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) |
Lebanese amber |
A member of the family Pachytroctidae. The type species is L. planaspinosa. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Weingardt, Liang & Yoshizawa in Weingardt et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Kachin amber |
A species of Psyllipsocus. |
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Psocodean research
- Cai et al. (2025) report the discovery of the oldest louse eggs known to date, found on feathers of a bird belonging to the group Enantiornithes preserved in the Cretaceous Kachin amber from Myanmar.[390]
Thysanoptera
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Guo et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Melanthripidae. Genus includes new species A. bellator. |
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|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Guo et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Melanthripidae. Genus includes new species A. fortis and A. decorus. |
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|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Guo et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Melanthripidae. Genus includes new species C. longiantennatus and C. exaridus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Guo et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Thripidae. Genus includes new species E. longialatus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Guo et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Thripidae. Genus includes new species M. exquisitus. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Peñalver, Peña-Kairath, Nel & Nel in Peñalver et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Utrillas Group |
A member of the family Thripidae. |
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Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Boderau et al. |
Middle Triassic (Ladinian) |
Meride Limestone |
A member of the stem group of Thysanoptera belonging to the group Lophioneuroptera and the family Iotacyphidae. The type species is T. prima; genus also includes T. secunda. |
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Phasmatodeans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhang et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Phasmatidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhang et al. |
Cretaceous |
Kachin amber |
A member of the family Phasmatidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Guo et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
A member of the family Susumaniidae. The type species is Y. chresmodoides. |
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Plecopterans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A species of Brachyptera. |
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|
Fam. et gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Sroka et al. |
Carboniferous (Moscovian) |
Osnabrück Formation |
A stem-stonefly, the type genus of the new family Carbonoperlidae. The type species is C. sowiaki. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Sroka et al. |
Carboniferous (Moscovian) |
Osnabrück Formation |
A stem-stonefly belonging to the family Carbonoperlidae. The type species is C. heisingi. |
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|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Chen et al. |
Cretaceous |
A member of the family Peltoperlidae. Genus includes new species G. bulbosa and G. stylata. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A member of the family Nemouridae. Genus includes new species H. triloba. Published online in 2026, but the issue date is listed as December 2025. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A species of Isoperla. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen & Tierno de Figueroa |
Cretaceous |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A member of the family Leuctridae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
A species of Podmosta. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Sinitshenkova & Yan |
Permian |
Vyazovka Formation |
A member of the family Palaeonemouridae. The type species is V. storozhenkoi. |
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Plecopteran research
- Chen (2025) describes the first well-preserved genuine stonefly larva from the Cretaceous Kachin amber (Myanmar), possibly representing an undescribed perlid lineage with affinities with Caroperla.[403]
- Review of the fossil record, evolutionary history and biogeography of Systellognatha is published by Kirkaldy et al. (2025).[404]
Clade †Reculida
- Lai & Huang (2025) redescribe Shurabia postiretis.[405]