Coleoptera paleobiota of Burmese amber

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Burmese amber is fossil resin dating to the early Late Cretaceous Cenomanian age recovered from deposits in the Hukawng Valley of northern Myanmar. It is known for being one of the most diverse Cretaceous age amber paleobiotas, containing rich arthropod fossils, along with uncommon vertebrate fossils and even rare marine inclusions. A mostly complete list of all taxa described up to the end of 2023 can be found in Ross (2024).[1]

This article covers fossils classified as belonging to order Coleoptera, and its sub-orders Adephaga, Archostemata, Myxophaga, and Polyphaga.

Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes image
Carabidae

Burmapseudomorphus

Burmapseudomorphus planus[2]

Beutel et al.

2020

A pseudomorphine ground beetle.

Cretoloricera

Cretoloricera electra[3]

Liu et al.

2023

A loricerine ground beetle.

Cretomigadops

Cretomigadops bidentatus[4]

Liu

2022

A migadopine ground beetle.

Cretomophron

Cretomophron mutilus[5]

Rosova, Prokop & Beutel in Rosová et al.

2023

An omophronine ground beetle.

Kryzhanovskiana

Kryzhanovskiana olegi[6]

Kataev et al.

2019

A Metriini ant nest beetle.

Loricera

Loricera carsteni[7]

Li, Tihelka & Cai in Li et al.

2024

A species of Loricera.

Oodes

Oodes kachinensis[8]

Liu

2014

A ground beetle belonging to the tribe Oodini.

Cicindelidae

Hujia

Hujia rolfi[9]

Song, Jarzembowski & Xiao

2022

A tiger beetle belonging to the tribe Manticorini.

Dytiscidae

Ambarticus

Ambarticus myanmaricus[10]

Yang, Chen & Jia

2019

A diving beetle.

Gyrinidae

Chimerogyrus

Chimerogyrus gigagalea[11]

Gustafson, Michat & Balke

2020

A gyrinid whirligig beetle

Cretodineutus

Cretodineutus rotundus[12]

Liang et al.

2020

A gyrinine whirligig beetle

Cretogyrus

Cretogyrus beuteli[13]

Zhao et al.

2019

A whirligig beetle.

Archostemata

Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes image
Cupedidae

Barbaticupes

Barbaticupes combertiae[14]

Jarzembowski, Wang & Zheng

2017

A reticulated beetle.

Mallecupes

Mallecupes cheni[15]

Wang et al.

2023

A reticulated beetle.

Mallecupes cleevelyi[16]

Jarzembowski, Wang & Zheng

2017

A reticulated beetle.

Mallecupes prokini[17]

Kirejtshuk

2020

A reticulated beetle,

Mallecupes qingqingae[18]

Jarzembowski, Wang & Zheng

2016

A reticulated beetle.

Mallecupes zhangi[19]

Song, Jarzembowski & Xiao

2022

A reticulated beetle,

Priacma

Priacma megapuncta[20]

Li et al.

2019

A reticulated beetle.

Micromalthidae

Protomalthus

Protomalthus burmaticus[21]

Tihelka, Huang & Cai

2019

A telephone-pole beetle.

Ommatidae

Bukhkalius

Bukhkalius lindae[17]

(Jarzembowski, Wang & Zheng)

(2017)

An ommatine beetle.
The species was first described as "Tetraphalerus" lindae.

Burmocoleus

Burmocoleus prisnyi[17]

Kirejtshuk

2020

An ommatine beetle.

Burmocoleus zhiyuani[17]

(Liu et al.)

2017

An ommatine beetle.
First described as "Brochocoleus" zhiyuani.[22]

Cionocups

Cionocups manukyani[17]

Kirejtshuk

2020

An ommatine beetle.

Clessidromma

Clessidromma palmeri[23]

Jarzembowski, Wang & Zheng

2017

An Ommatine beetle.

Echinocups

Echinocups denticollis[24][17]

(Jiang et al.)

2020

An ommatine beetle.
Originally described as "Notocupes" denticollis.

Echinocups neli[25][17]

(Tihelka, Huang & Cai)

2019

An ommatine.
Originally described as "Notocupes" neli.

Echinocups ohmkuhnlei[26][17]

(Jarzembowski, Wang & Zheng)

2020

An ommatine beetle.
Originally described as "Notocupes" ohmkuhnlei.

Jarzembowskiops

Jarzembowskiops caseyi[17]

(Jarzembowski, Wang & Zheng)

2020

An ommatine beetle.
First described as "Brochocoleus" caseyi.

Kirejtomma

Kirejtomma zengi[17][27]

(Kirejtshuk)

2020

An ommatine beetle.
First described as Clessidromma zengi.

Lepidomma

Lepidomma beuteli[28]

Song, Jarzembowski & Xiao

2022

An ommatine beetle.

Lepidomma jarzembowskii[29]

Li et al.

2020

An ommatine beetle.

Lepidomma longisquama[29]

Li et al.

2020

An ommatine beetle.

Lepidomma tianae[30]

Jarzembowski, Wang & Zheng

2019

An ommatine beetle. Also known as Clessidromma tianae.[17]

Miniomma

Miniomma chenkuni[31]

Li, Yamamoto & Cai in Li et al.

2020

An ommatid beetle.

Omma

Omma davidbatteni[32]

Jarzembowski, Wang & Zheng

2020

An ommatid beetle.

Omma janetae[17]

Kirejtshuk

2020

An ommatid beetle.

Omma lii[33]

Jarzembowski, Wang & Zheng

2017

An ommatid beetle.

Paraodontomma

Paraodontomma burmitica[34]

Yamamoto

2017

A Brochocoleini Ommatid beetle.

Paraodontomma szwedoi[35]

Jarzembowski, Wang & Zheng

2018

A Brochocoleini Ommatid beetle.

Polyakius

Polyakius alberti[17]

Kirejtshuk

2020

An ommatine beetle.

Polyakius pubescens[17]

Kirejtshuk

2020

An ommatine beetle.

Stegocoleus

Stegocoleus arkonus[36]

Tihelka, Huang & Cai

2020

An ommatid beetle.

Stegocoleus caii[37]

Jarzembowski & Wang

2016

An ommatid beetle.

Stegocoleus lawrencei[36]

Tihelka, Huang & Cai

2020

An ommatid beetle.

Myxophaga

Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes image
Lepiceridae

Lepiceratus

Lepiceratus ankylosaurus[38]

Jałoszyński et al.

2020

A stem group lepicerid beetle.

Lepicerus

Lepicerus georissoides[39][38]

(Kirejtshuk and Poinar, 2006)

2006

A Lepicerid beetle.
First named as Haplochelus georissoides
Moved to Lepicerus georissoides (2017)[40]

Lepicerus mumia[40]

Jałoszyński & Yamamoto

2017

A Lepicerid beetle.

Lepicerus pretiosus[41]

(Kirejtshuk & Poinar)

2013

A Lepicerid beetle,
Originally described as "Lepiceroides" pretiosus.[42]
Moved moved from Lepichelus pretiosus (2017)[40]

Sphaeriusidae Bezesporum

Bezesporum burmiticum[43]

Fikáček et al.

2022

A sphaeriusid beetle.

Bezesporum huchengi[44]

Li, Huang & Cai

2024

A sphaeriusid beetle.

Burmasporum

Burmasporum rossi[45]

Kirejtshuk

2009

A sphaeriusid beetle.

Crowsonaerius

Crowsonaerius minutus[46]

Li & Cai in Li et al.

2023

A sphaeriusid beetle.

Sphaerius

Sphaerius martini[46]

Li & Cai in Li et al.

2023

A sphaeriusid beetle.

Polyphaga

Incertae sedis

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