Family Nevrorthidae (Insecta, Neuroptera) in Mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

Wichard, Wilfried

doi:10.18476/pale.v10.a1

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“…Yet, it needs to be emphasised that aquatic organisms and even marine faunal components are not impossible to be preserved in amber. Numerous examples can be found, including aquatic larvae of various lineages of Insecta (Wichard & Weitschat 1996;Wichard 2005Wichard , 2017Bechly & Wichard 2008;Wichard et al 2009;Sroka et al 2018;Gustafson et al 2020;Schädel et al 2020), aquatic (including marine) crustaceans (Coleman & Myers 2001;Coleman 2004Coleman , 2006Jażdżewski & Kupryjanowicz 2010;Jażdżewski et al 2014;Sánchez-García et al 2015;Serrano-Sánchez et al 2015Huys et al 2016;Heard et al 2018;Du et al 2019;Schädel et al 2019Schädel et al , 2021a, but also other marine faunal elements (Girard et al 2008, Yu et al 2019. Hence, although aquatic fossils are still generally considered rare in amber (e.g.…”

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Summary of the fossil record of megalopteran and megalopteran-like larvae, with a report of new specimens

Baranov¹,

Haug²,

Fowler³

et al. 2022

Bull. Geosci.

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All adult mega lopterans have prominently equal-sized wings. Adult dobsonflies (Corydalinae, ingroup of Corydalidae) are conspicuous by their huge protruding mandibles, probably involved in sexual (female) choice, as well as a very large body size and wingspan, reaching 180 mm (Cao & Liu 2013, Heckman 2017).The monophyly of Megaloptera was brought into question several times in recent years based on molecular (Winterton et al. 2010) and morphological data (Beutel & Friedrich 2008, Beutel et al. 2013). Yet, most of the contemporary sources do agree that Sialidae + Corydalidae is a monophyletic group, i.e. Megaloptera, which is either the sister group to Neuroptera + Raphidioptera or only to the former (

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Summary of the fossil record of megalopteran and megalopteran-like larvae, with a report of new specimens

Baranov¹,

Haug²,

Fowler³

et al. 2022

Bull. Geosci.

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“…Yet, in the Cretaceous many now extinct larval morphologies indicate ecological roles back then that are neither performed by modern lacewing larvae, nor by moth larvae, i.e., caterpillars, which are mostly foliage feeders (see also discussion in Gauweiler et al 2022). Together with some quite modern-appearing larvae (e.g., Engel & Grimaldi 2008;Wang et al 2016;Wichard 2017;Makarkin 2018;Pérez-de la Fuente et al 2020), the overall diversity of lacewing larvae was larger in the Cretaceous than it is today (e.g., Badano et al 2018;Haug et al 2020aHaug et al , 2022a.…”

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New details of the enigmatic 100 million years old antlion-like larvae of Ankyloleon (Myrmeleontiformia, Neuroptera)

Haug,

Haug

2023

EJT

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Lacewing larvae in the Cretaceous were more diverse in appearance than they are today, best documented by numerous fossils preserved in amber. One morphotype of an unusual larva from about 100 Ma old Kachin amber (Myanmar) was formally recognised as a distinct group called Ankyloleon. The original description erected a single formal species, Ankyloleon caudatus. Yet, it was indicated that among the five original specimens, more species were represented. We here report five new specimens. Among these is the so far largest as well as the so far smallest specimen. Based on this expanded material we can estimate certain aspects of the ontogenetic sequence and are able to recognise a second discrete species, Ankyloleon caroluspetrus sp. nov. We discuss aspects of the biology of Ankyloleon based on newly observed details such as serrations on the mandibles. Long and slender mouthparts, legs and body together with a weakly expressed outer trunk segmentation provide indications for a lifestyle hunting for prey in more confined spaces. Still many aspects of the biology of these larvae must remain unclear due to a lack of a well comparable modern counterpart, emphasising how different the fauna of the Cretaceous was.

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“…The disjunct distribution of nevrorthid genera indicates an ancient, wide Pangaean distribution, which was subsequently fragmented by continental drift. Because of the great morphological similarity with fossil Nevrorthidae from Baltic amber, the extant species have even been considered »living fossils« (Aspöck & Aspöck 1994;Wichard et al 2010).…”

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“…The abundance of oxygen in flowing water is apparently sufficient to be absorbed by the cuticle (Zwick 1967). The last instar larva spins a two-layered cocoon on the underside of stones in which air can be stored, covering the pupal body and thus enabling respiration (Wichard et al 2010). The pupal stage probably only lasts a few days (Malicky 1984).…”

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New records of <i>Nevrorthus apatelios</i> H. Aspöck, U. Aspöck and Hölzel, 1977 (Neuroptera: Nevrorthidae) from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Randolf,

Andjus,

Tubić

et al. 2023

Nat Slov

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During the »Neretva Science Week« in summer 2022, two larvae of Nevrorthus apatelios were found in Eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. These are the first confirmations of the species in the country since a single observation of one adult from Sarajevo almost 100 years ago. New records come from two sites of the upper course of the Neretva River, near Ulog village: one larva was found in a benthic fauna sample collected at the river bottom near Rastovac, while the second was pumped from the river interstitial at depths 30-60 cm, in the area near Cerova. Based on these findings we provide a description of the larva. Nevrorthus apatelios lives in highly oxygenated waters, and is a good indicator of clean waters. We discuss the potential reasons for rare observations of the species in the country, and conservation implications in light of ongoing environmental pressures in the currently pristine part of the upper course of Neretva River.

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Family Nevrorthidae (Insecta, Neuroptera) in Mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

Cited by 12 publications

References 10 publications

Summary of the fossil record of megalopteran and megalopteran-like larvae, with a report of new specimens

Summary of the fossil record of megalopteran and megalopteran-like larvae, with a report of new specimens

New details of the enigmatic 100 million years old antlion-like larvae of Ankyloleon (Myrmeleontiformia, Neuroptera)

New records of <i>Nevrorthus apatelios</i> H. Aspöck, U. Aspöck and Hölzel, 1977 (Neuroptera: Nevrorthidae) from Bosnia and Herzegovina

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