Neureclipsis acuta, Wichard & Xu, 2022

Wichard, Wilfried & Xu, Chunpeng, 2022, The family Polycentropodidae (Insecta, Trichoptera) in mid-Cretaceous Burmese Amber, ZooKeys 1134, pp. 171-183 : 171

Neureclipsis acuta sp. nov.

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Diagnosis.

The extinct species Neureclipsis acuta sp. nov. is characterized by a pair of long inferior appendages tapering in the apical region and ending with a black, beak-shaped cap.

Etymology.

Species named after the inferior appendages, apically sharpened (Latin adjective = acutus, -a, -um).

Holotype.

♂; Myanmar, Kachin State, Hukawng Valley; exact locality unknown; Mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber inclusion; deposited in the amber collection of the NIGP; NIGP200022.

Description.

Genus as described above. Body well preserved and visible in ventral and dorsal view, dorsum partially covered by dark artefacts. Forewing length about 3.0 mm, rounded, light brown. Antennae two-thirds as long as forewings with about 24 flagellomeres plus scapus and pedicellus. Inferior appendages long, bearing black, beak-shaped cap apically.

Figures

Figure 2. Neureclipsis acuta sp. nov. A male holotype (NIGP 200022) habitus, ventral view B inferior appendages, ventral view C drawing of inferior appendages, ventral view. Scale bar: 1 mm.