The first amber stenophlebiid damsel-dragonfly (Odonata, Epiproctophora, Stenophlebiidae) from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar

Diying Huang (1) , Yanzhe Fu (2) , André Nel (3)

1 NIGPAS-CAS - Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology
2 USTC - University of Science and Technology of China [Hefei]
3 ISYEB - Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité

Burmastenophlebia flecki gen. et sp. nov., first stenophlebiid damsel-dragonfly in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber is described and illustrated. It allows to show structures proper to this family, previously unknown. In particular, the subnodus is enforced by a dorsal chitinous bracket and the nodal furrow is very weak, suggesting that the stenophlebiid nodal complex is very particular and did not functioned as in other Odonata.

Mots clés: Insecta; Odonata; Stenophlebiidae; Burmese amber; gen. et sp. nov.

Domaines: Paléontologie

Diying Huang, Yanzhe Fu, André Nel. The first amber stenophlebiid damsel-dragonfly (Odonata, Epiproctophora, Stenophlebiidae) from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar. Cretaceous Research, 2019, 94, pp.40-44. ⟨10.1016/j.cretres.2018.10.008⟩. ⟨hal-01980235⟩