Murcybolus gen. nov., a new net-winged beetle genus from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Lycidae: Burmolycini)

Zootaxa. 2021 Apr 30;4966(1):7783. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4966.1.8.

Abstract

A new lycid beetle, Murcybolus longiantennus gen. et sp. nov., is reported from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (ca. 99 Ma). Murcybolus is placed in the recently erected fossil tribe Burmolycini based on the fully metamorphosed female, 10-segmented antennae, and pronotal disc with deep rounded punctures but without carinae. Murcybolus differs from the other genus in Burmolycini, Burmolycus, by its antennal morphology and elytral venation.

MeSH terms

  • Amber*
  • Animals
  • Coleoptera / classification*
  • Female
  • Fossils
  • Myanmar

Substances

  • Amber