A New Cixiid Fossil Genus of the Tribe Acrotiarini from Mid-Cretaceous Burmese Amber (Insecta, Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha)
A new Burmese amber genus <i>Maculixius</i><b>gen. nov.</b> with its type species <i>Maculixius jiewenae</i><b>sp. nov.</b> is described in the planthopper family Cixiidae. This new genus is unique in Burmese Cixiidae by its forewing venation, with Pcu...
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| description | A new Burmese amber genus <i>Maculixius</i><b>gen. nov.</b> with its type species <i>Maculixius jiewenae</i><b>sp. nov.</b> is described in the planthopper family Cixiidae. This new genus is unique in Burmese Cixiidae by its forewing venation, with Pcu and A1 merging in the middle of clavus, the late bifurcation of ScP+R slightly after this level, and the early CuA forking well before this level. Although the head capsule is missing, it belongs to the recently described tribe Acrotiarini, based on the pentacarinated mesonotum and the distinctly arched RA on forewing with cell C1 wider submedially than apically. Morphological characteristics of Acrotiarini are discussed, and a key to identification of Acrotiarini genera is provided. The new taxon broadens the knowledge of the tribe, and it underlines the already great diversity of the family in the Cretaceous. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f2ac6c47ea34550be274ea7711ea21d2023-11-23T14:10:50ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502022-01-0113110210.3390/insects13010102A New Cixiid Fossil Genus of the Tribe Acrotiarini from Mid-Cretaceous Burmese Amber (Insecta, Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha)Menglin Wang0Feiyang Liang1Thierry Bourgoin2Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation, Ministry of Education, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637009, ChinaKey Laboratory of Economic Crops Genetic Improvement and Integrated Utilization, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, ChinaInstitut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité, ISYEB-UMR 7205 MNHN-CNRS-Sorbonne Université-EPHE-Univ. Antilles, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CP 50, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, FranceA new Burmese amber genus <i>Maculixius</i><b>gen. nov.</b> with its type species <i>Maculixius jiewenae</i><b>sp. nov.</b> is described in the planthopper family Cixiidae. This new genus is unique in Burmese Cixiidae by its forewing venation, with Pcu and A1 merging in the middle of clavus, the late bifurcation of ScP+R slightly after this level, and the early CuA forking well before this level. Although the head capsule is missing, it belongs to the recently described tribe Acrotiarini, based on the pentacarinated mesonotum and the distinctly arched RA on forewing with cell C1 wider submedially than apically. Morphological characteristics of Acrotiarini are discussed, and a key to identification of Acrotiarini genera is provided. The new taxon broadens the knowledge of the tribe, and it underlines the already great diversity of the family in the Cretaceous.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/1/102planthopperFulgoroideaCixiidaemesozoicMyanmarnew taxon |
| spellingShingle | Menglin Wang Feiyang Liang Thierry Bourgoin A New Cixiid Fossil Genus of the Tribe Acrotiarini from Mid-Cretaceous Burmese Amber (Insecta, Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha) Insects planthopper Fulgoroidea Cixiidae mesozoic Myanmar new taxon |
| title | A New Cixiid Fossil Genus of the Tribe Acrotiarini from Mid-Cretaceous Burmese Amber (Insecta, Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha) |
| title_full | A New Cixiid Fossil Genus of the Tribe Acrotiarini from Mid-Cretaceous Burmese Amber (Insecta, Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha) |
| title_fullStr | A New Cixiid Fossil Genus of the Tribe Acrotiarini from Mid-Cretaceous Burmese Amber (Insecta, Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A New Cixiid Fossil Genus of the Tribe Acrotiarini from Mid-Cretaceous Burmese Amber (Insecta, Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha) |
| title_short | A New Cixiid Fossil Genus of the Tribe Acrotiarini from Mid-Cretaceous Burmese Amber (Insecta, Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha) |
| title_sort | new cixiid fossil genus of the tribe acrotiarini from mid cretaceous burmese amber insecta hemiptera fulgoromorpha |
| topic | planthopper Fulgoroidea Cixiidae mesozoic Myanmar new taxon |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/1/102 |
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