Electrocambalidae fam. nov., a new family of Cambalidea from Cretaceous Burmese amber (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida) Author Moritz, Leif 89921EE8-F015-4FED-AB5C-1D17F2C2F8F6 Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity, Adenauerallee 160, D- 53113, Bonn, Germany. & Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, University of Bonn, An der Immenburg 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany. moritz.leif@gmail.com Author Wesener, Thomas 86DEA7CD-988C-43EC-B9D6-C51000595B47 Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity, Adenauerallee 160, D- 53113, Bonn, Germany. t.wesener@leibniz-zfmk.de text European Journal of Taxonomy 2021 2021-06-17 755 1 22 46 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.755.1397 journal article 10.5852/ejt.2021.755.1397 8721d89e-82a8-425a-8707-f53293bbef22 2118-9773 4983284 CEB00D62-0890-403C-8C54-968DC52C8290 Electrocambala gen. nov. sp. Material examined MYANMAR • 1 ♀ ; Kachin State , Hukawng Valley , Mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber inclusion; in the collection of Patrick Müller ( BuB1990 ) . Measurements and taphonomy MEASUREMENTS. 8.4 mm long, 0.5 mm in diameter. AMBER DESCRIPTION. Semicircle, 15.5 × 1.1 × 2.6 mm . Polished, yellow transparent. SYNINCLUSIONS. Soil particles, sporangia of fungi, stellate hairs, small brown droplets. TAPHONOMIC FEATURES. Specimen hollow, only sclerotized parts preserved. Only anterior 35 body rings preserved. From body ring 6 onwards only right half preserved. Cracks in amber filled by minerals. Remarks This specimen is not sufficiently preserved to identify it as either one of the two species described above, or as a third species. This specimen was identified as a member of Electrocambala gen. nov. based on the following character combination: legs with accessory spine, gap between leg pair 3 and leg pair 4.