A new bizarre dysoneurid species (Insecta, Trichoptera) in Burmese amber

A new bizarre dysoneurid species (Insecta, Trichoptera) in Burmese amber

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We describe an extinct caddisfly sheepshead bay boats species, Cretapsyche palpinova sp.nov., from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber.The species belongs to the extinct family Dysoneuridae within the superfamily Sericostomatoidea.

The family includes some species with unusual maxillary palps.Cretapsyche palpinova sp.nov.is characterized by five-segmented maxillary palps, the second segment being the longest, bekindtopets.com and the third segment bearing an unusual pin-shaped appendage.