The amber sites from the Chiapas Highlands in southwestern Mexico constitute an Oligo-Miocene Amber-Lagerstätte(ca.24 Ma)whose mines and pits at Simojovel,Totolapa,and Estrella de Belén yield exceptionally p...The amber sites from the Chiapas Highlands in southwestern Mexico constitute an Oligo-Miocene Amber-Lagerstätte(ca.24 Ma)whose mines and pits at Simojovel,Totolapa,and Estrella de Belén yield exceptionally preserved fossil inclusions,notably insects from an estuarine wetland.A comprehensive cross-referenced catalog of insects and their close relatives(Arthropoda:Hexapoda)recorded in Mexican amber has been compiled.The catalog comprises 589 fossil records,including 21 orders,180 families,230 genera,and 193 species.Data show the fossil diversity of insects based on 65 years of taxonomic descriptions.The catalog also consists of an online database for consultation and permanent updating.Accordingly,the taxonomic composition of Hexapoda in Oligo-Miocene Mexican amber is a significant addition to the current knowledge of the diversity of Lagerstätte taxa distributed worldwide.展开更多
A fossil of lacewings is described and figured. The well-preserved specimen was recovered from the Upper Jurassic Laiyang formation. It belongs to a rare specialized group within the Neuroptera because of the presence...A fossil of lacewings is described and figured. The well-preserved specimen was recovered from the Upper Jurassic Laiyang formation. It belongs to a rare specialized group within the Neuroptera because of the presence of distinctly different fore and hind wings in shape, size and venation. Based mainly on this character, a new family is erected, and its affinity and evolution are also discussed.展开更多
共记录中国切叶蚁亚科M yrm ic inae 16属107种(亚种/变种),除了在《中国昆虫名录第6卷蚁科》、《中国蚂蚁》、《中国经济昆虫志膜翅目蚁科(一)》、《广西蚂蚁》、《西双版纳自然保护区蚁科昆虫生物多样性研究》、《台湾昆虫名录膜翅目...共记录中国切叶蚁亚科M yrm ic inae 16属107种(亚种/变种),除了在《中国昆虫名录第6卷蚁科》、《中国蚂蚁》、《中国经济昆虫志膜翅目蚁科(一)》、《广西蚂蚁》、《西双版纳自然保护区蚁科昆虫生物多样性研究》、《台湾昆虫名录膜翅目细腰亚目蚁科》中有记载的种类和根据描述新种的原始文献收录的种类外,其他零星记载的种类都标明了出处,以方便读者查阅和核对。在种类名录之后列出了分类地位已经发生改变的分类单元名录。对某些种类的不同中文译名、文献中的一些明显由印刷错误造成的学名拼写错误以及其他问题在注释部分作了说明或更正。展开更多
Two new species of elaterids assigned to two new genera with intriguing fossa on prosternum are described and illustrated： Bilineariselaterfoveatus gen. et sp. nov. and Curtelater wui gen. et sp. nov. from the Upper ...Two new species of elaterids assigned to two new genera with intriguing fossa on prosternum are described and illustrated： Bilineariselaterfoveatus gen. et sp. nov. and Curtelater wui gen. et sp. nov. from the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of western Liaoning, China. The origin of the clicking mechanism in these beetles and the systematic position of the two genera are briefly discussed.展开更多
文摘The amber sites from the Chiapas Highlands in southwestern Mexico constitute an Oligo-Miocene Amber-Lagerstätte(ca.24 Ma)whose mines and pits at Simojovel,Totolapa,and Estrella de Belén yield exceptionally preserved fossil inclusions,notably insects from an estuarine wetland.A comprehensive cross-referenced catalog of insects and their close relatives(Arthropoda:Hexapoda)recorded in Mexican amber has been compiled.The catalog comprises 589 fossil records,including 21 orders,180 families,230 genera,and 193 species.Data show the fossil diversity of insects based on 65 years of taxonomic descriptions.The catalog also consists of an online database for consultation and permanent updating.Accordingly,the taxonomic composition of Hexapoda in Oligo-Miocene Mexican amber is a significant addition to the current knowledge of the diversity of Lagerstätte taxa distributed worldwide.
文摘A fossil of lacewings is described and figured. The well-preserved specimen was recovered from the Upper Jurassic Laiyang formation. It belongs to a rare specialized group within the Neuroptera because of the presence of distinctly different fore and hind wings in shape, size and venation. Based mainly on this character, a new family is erected, and its affinity and evolution are also discussed.
文摘共记录中国切叶蚁亚科M yrm ic inae 16属107种(亚种/变种),除了在《中国昆虫名录第6卷蚁科》、《中国蚂蚁》、《中国经济昆虫志膜翅目蚁科(一)》、《广西蚂蚁》、《西双版纳自然保护区蚁科昆虫生物多样性研究》、《台湾昆虫名录膜翅目细腰亚目蚁科》中有记载的种类和根据描述新种的原始文献收录的种类外,其他零星记载的种类都标明了出处,以方便读者查阅和核对。在种类名录之后列出了分类地位已经发生改变的分类单元名录。对某些种类的不同中文译名、文献中的一些明显由印刷错误造成的学名拼写错误以及其他问题在注释部分作了说明或更正。
文摘Two new species of elaterids assigned to two new genera with intriguing fossa on prosternum are described and illustrated： Bilineariselaterfoveatus gen. et sp. nov. and Curtelater wui gen. et sp. nov. from the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of western Liaoning, China. The origin of the clicking mechanism in these beetles and the systematic position of the two genera are briefly discussed.
