Fossil Strepsiptera (Insecta) of the Poinar Amber Collection with description of one new genus and 12 new neotropical species in the families Protelencholacidae, Elenchidae, and Myrmecolacidae

Kogan, Marcos; Poinar, George

doi:10.1080/08912963.2019.1575375

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“…In male Strepsiptera, it is the mesothoracic wings that are represented by halteres and if these are removed, the insects cannot fly (WiGGlesWorth 1965;koGan & Poinar 2019). Present day aphids (Sternorrhyncha) have two pairs of wings.…”

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A new coccid family, Adocimycolidae fam. nov. (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha), with extended hamulohalteres in Burmese (Myanmar) amber

Poinar¹,

Vega²

2023

Palaeodiversity

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A new coccid family, Adocimycolidae fam. nov. (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha), with extended hamulohalteres in Burmese (Myanmar) amber

Poinar¹,

Vega²

2023

Palaeodiversity

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“…As in several other groups, the knowledge of the past diversity of Strepsiptera has been distinctly improved by amber fossils. A total of 41 fossil strepsipteran species are presently described (see Kogan and Poinar, [2019] for a current checklist). Of these, 20 species are from Miocene Dominican amber, 13 species from Eocene Baltic amber, two compression fossils from the Eocene Green River formation (USA), one species from Eocene Fushun Amber (China), one from Eocene Brown coal Geisel Valley (Germany), and one from Colombian copal (Holocene – Pleistocene).…”

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“…This situation has changed distinctly. Whereas impression fossils are still rare, a considerable number of well‐preserved fossils from Miocene Dominican amber, Eocene Baltic and Cretaceous Burmese amber have been described recently (Kathirithamby and Grimaldi, 1993; Kinzelbach and Pohl, 1994; Pohl and Kinzelbach, 1995, 2001; Grimaldi et al, 2005; Pohl et al, 2005; Kathirithamby and Henderickx, 2008; Pohl, 2009; Henderickx et al, 2013; Engel et al, 2016; Pohl and Beutel, 2016; Kogan and Poinar, 2019) (see also Pohl and Beutel, 2013). † Mengea tertiara (Menge) from the Middle Eocene (Lutetian) was the first discovered fossil strepsipteran, initially designated as a “Rhipidopteron” (Rhipiptera [=Strepsiptera] sensu Latreille, 1817) by Menge (1866).…”

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On the value of Burmese amber for understanding insect evolution: Insights from †Heterobathmilla – an exceptional stem group genus of Strepsiptera (Insecta)

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Burmese amber and amber from other periods and regions became a rich source of new extinct insect species and yielded important insights in insect evolution in the dimension of time. Amber fossils have contributed to the understanding of the phylogeny, biology, and biogeography of insects and other groups, and have also gained great importance for dating molecular trees. Another major potential is the documentation of faunal, floral and climatic shifts. Evolutionary transitions can be well‐documented in amber fossils and can reveal anatomical transformations and the age of appearance of structural features. Here, using a new stem group species of Strepsiptera from Burmite, we evaluate this potential of amber insect fossils to assess the current phylogeny of Strepsiptera, with the main emphasis on the early splitting events in the stem group. Amber fossils have greatly contributed to the understanding of the evolution of Strepsiptera in the late Mesozoic and the Cenozoic. †Heterobathmilla kakopoios Pohl and Beutel gen. et sp. n. described here is placed in the stem group of the order, in a clade with †Kinzelbachilla (†Kinzelbachillidae) and †Phthanoxenos (†Phthanoxenidae). †Phthanoxenidae has priority over †Kinzelbachillidae, and the latter is synonymised. The superb details available from this new fossil allowed us to explore unique features of the antennae, mouthparts, and male copulatory apparatus, and to provide a phylogenetic hypothesis for the order. The younger †Protoxenos from Eocene Baltic amber was confirmed as sister to all remaining extinct and extant groups of Strepsiptera, whereas the position of the Cretaceous †Cretostylops in the stem group remains ambivalent. While the value of Burmite and amber from other periods has a recognized impact on our knowledge of the evolution in various lineages, this new fossil does not fundamentally change our picture of the phylogeny and evolution of early Strepsiptera. However, it offers new insights into the morphological diversity in the early evolution of the group.

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Phylogenomic analysis of Stylops reveals the evolutionary history of a Holarctic Strepsiptera radiation parasitizing wild bees

Lähteenaro,

Benda,

Straka

et al. 2024

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

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Fossil Strepsiptera (Insecta) of the Poinar Amber Collection with description of one new genus and 12 new neotropical species in the families Protelencholacidae, Elenchidae, and Myrmecolacidae

Cited by 5 publications

References 53 publications

A new coccid family, Adocimycolidae fam. nov. (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha), with extended hamulohalteres in Burmese (Myanmar) amber

A new coccid family, Adocimycolidae fam. nov. (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha), with extended hamulohalteres in Burmese (Myanmar) amber

On the value of Burmese amber for understanding insect evolution: Insights from †Heterobathmilla – an exceptional stem group genus of Strepsiptera (Insecta)

Phylogenomic analysis of Stylops reveals the evolutionary history of a Holarctic Strepsiptera radiation parasitizing wild bees

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