Cernotina fossilinova, Wichard & Correspondence, 2021

Wichard, Wilfried & Correspondence, Christian Neumann, 2021, The polycentropodid genus Cernotina (Insecta, Trichoptera) in Miocene Dominican amber, Fossil Record 24 (1), pp. 129-133 : 130

Cernotina fossilinova sp. nov.

Figs. 1a–b , 2a–c

Holotype

Kept in the amber collection of the Museum für Naturkunde , Berlin ( MfN: inventory number MB.I. 8613, former Wichard collection). Fossil from Miocene, embedded in Dominican amber. Body well preserved; forewing and hind wing slightly twisted, and antennae and legs present. Male genitalia visible in ventral and right lateral view.

Type locality

Dominican Republic (Hispaniola). Exact locality unknown.

Type horizon

Uncertain. Most probably early Miocene (Burdigalium- Langhium, 20–15 Ma).

Etymology

Figures

Figure 1. Cernotina fossilinova sp. nov. (a) Male in right lateral view embedded in Dominican amber. (b) Fore- and hind-wing venations: II, IV, and V denote apical forks II, IV, and V; dc denotes discoidal cell; TC denotes thyridial cell; Sc, R1, R2 + 3, R5, M1 + 2, M3, M4, Cu1a, Cu1b, Cu2, and A denote fore- and hind-wing venations.

Figure 2. Cernotina fossilinova sp. nov. (a) Male genitalia in right lateral view. (b) Male genitalia in ventral view. (c) Drawing of male genitalia in lateral and ventral views.