Myanmaro primus gen. et sp. nov., the first orthoclad (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Cretaceous Burmese amber
Author
Giłka, Wojciech
Author
Makarchenko, Eugenyi A.
Author
Pankowski, Mary K.
Author
Zakrzewska, Marta
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-03-07
4565
1
61
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journal article
28406
10.11646/zootaxa.4565.1.4
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1175-5326
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Myanmaro
gen. nov.
Type
species:
Myanmaro primus
sp. nov.
(by present designation).
Derivatio nominis.
From
Myanmar
, the amber’s country of origin; noun suffixed with -o (masculine, 3
rd
declension in Classic Latin).
Diagnosis.
Adult male. Small, total length ~
2.2 mm
, wing length: ~1185 µm. Eyes bare, with wedge-like dorsomedian extension. Antepronotum with setae in lateral position, Ac minute, Dc bi- or multiserial, Scts uniserial, Pa bristle-like, postnotum bare. Anal lobe of wing well-developed, squama with setae, membrane without setae, with fine punctation. Tibial combs absent; pseudospurs on mid leg tarsomeres only (absent on fore and hind leg tarsi); claws strongly curved apically. Tergite IX extensive, with membranous posterior shoulders and longitudinal double keel diverging into median pit; anal point broad at base, with membranous lateral parts and well-pigmented median section. Gonostylus bifurcate: main branch with beak-shaped apex bearing short subapical setae, megaseta absent; inner branch thumb-shaped, without setae, connected by distinct articulation with main branch. Inferior volsella with head-like dorsal part and extensive ventral lobe covered with dense protuberances and setae.