First Member of ‘Higher Endomychidae’ (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea) from the Mid-Cretaceous Amber of Myanmar and New Insights into the Time of Origin of the Handsome Fungus Beetles
A new genus and species of the family Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea): <i>Cretostenotarsus striatus</i> Tomaszewska, Szawaryn and Arriaga-Varela <b>gen. et sp. nov.</b> are described, diagnosed and illustrated from the mid-Cretaceous amber from northern Myanmar. To...
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| author | Wioletta Tomaszewska Karol Szawaryn Emmanuel Arriaga-Varela |
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| description | A new genus and species of the family Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea): <i>Cretostenotarsus striatus</i> Tomaszewska, Szawaryn and Arriaga-Varela <b>gen. et sp. nov.</b> are described, diagnosed and illustrated from the mid-Cretaceous amber from northern Myanmar. To test the systematic placement of the new extinct genus and species within the family, a phylogenetic analysis was conducted. A dataset of 38 morphological characters scored for 29 species (including the new fossil taxon), members of Endomychidae <i>sensu stricto</i> and representatives of Coccinelloidea as outgroups were analyzed using maximum parsimony. The results of the analysis indicate unequivocally that <i>Cretostenotarsus striatus</i> is a member of the <i>Stenotarsus</i> clade within a monophyletic ‘endomychine complex’ <i>sensu</i> Robertson et al. (2015), which corresponds to ‘Higher Endomychidae’ <i>sensu</i> Tomaszewska (2005). The present discovery confirms at least the Jurassic origin of Coccinelloidea and indicates a much older origin of Endomychidae than previously hypothesized. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5cd1367d58a04499bc6d44567eafa6c42023-11-30T21:38:52ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502022-07-0113869010.3390/insects13080690First Member of ‘Higher Endomychidae’ (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea) from the Mid-Cretaceous Amber of Myanmar and New Insights into the Time of Origin of the Handsome Fungus BeetlesWioletta Tomaszewska0Karol Szawaryn1Emmanuel Arriaga-Varela2Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warsaw, PolandMuseum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warsaw, PolandMuseum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warsaw, PolandA new genus and species of the family Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea): <i>Cretostenotarsus striatus</i> Tomaszewska, Szawaryn and Arriaga-Varela <b>gen. et sp. nov.</b> are described, diagnosed and illustrated from the mid-Cretaceous amber from northern Myanmar. To test the systematic placement of the new extinct genus and species within the family, a phylogenetic analysis was conducted. A dataset of 38 morphological characters scored for 29 species (including the new fossil taxon), members of Endomychidae <i>sensu stricto</i> and representatives of Coccinelloidea as outgroups were analyzed using maximum parsimony. The results of the analysis indicate unequivocally that <i>Cretostenotarsus striatus</i> is a member of the <i>Stenotarsus</i> clade within a monophyletic ‘endomychine complex’ <i>sensu</i> Robertson et al. (2015), which corresponds to ‘Higher Endomychidae’ <i>sensu</i> Tomaszewska (2005). The present discovery confirms at least the Jurassic origin of Coccinelloidea and indicates a much older origin of Endomychidae than previously hypothesized.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/8/690burmiteCenomanianfossilhandsome fungus beetlesnew genusnew species |
| spellingShingle | Wioletta Tomaszewska Karol Szawaryn Emmanuel Arriaga-Varela First Member of ‘Higher Endomychidae’ (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea) from the Mid-Cretaceous Amber of Myanmar and New Insights into the Time of Origin of the Handsome Fungus Beetles Insects burmite Cenomanian fossil handsome fungus beetles new genus new species |
| title | First Member of ‘Higher Endomychidae’ (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea) from the Mid-Cretaceous Amber of Myanmar and New Insights into the Time of Origin of the Handsome Fungus Beetles |
| title_full | First Member of ‘Higher Endomychidae’ (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea) from the Mid-Cretaceous Amber of Myanmar and New Insights into the Time of Origin of the Handsome Fungus Beetles |
| title_fullStr | First Member of ‘Higher Endomychidae’ (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea) from the Mid-Cretaceous Amber of Myanmar and New Insights into the Time of Origin of the Handsome Fungus Beetles |
| title_full_unstemmed | First Member of ‘Higher Endomychidae’ (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea) from the Mid-Cretaceous Amber of Myanmar and New Insights into the Time of Origin of the Handsome Fungus Beetles |
| title_short | First Member of ‘Higher Endomychidae’ (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea) from the Mid-Cretaceous Amber of Myanmar and New Insights into the Time of Origin of the Handsome Fungus Beetles |
| title_sort | first member of higher endomychidae coleoptera coccinelloidea from the mid cretaceous amber of myanmar and new insights into the time of origin of the handsome fungus beetles |
| topic | burmite Cenomanian fossil handsome fungus beetles new genus new species |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/8/690 |
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