On the Nosodendridae from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar (Coleoptera: Nosodendroidea)

Li, Yan‐Da; Tihelka, Erik; Dahan, Loïc; Huang, Diying; Cai, Chenyang

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5082.3.2

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“…These authors suggested that †Mysteriomorphidae and five other extinct families of the Cretaceous, likely associated with gymnospermous plants, were replaced by groups adapted to flowering plants. Another new elateroid family described from burmite is the monophyletic †Cretophengodidae, whose members were close relatives of Phengodidae and Rhagophthalmidae within the bioluminescent ‘lampyroid’ clade (Li, Kundrata, Tihelka, et al, 2021). Fossils of soft‐bodied ‘lampyroids’ are rare in the Cretaceous fossil record.…”

Section: The Cretaceous (145–66 Ma)mentioning

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The evolutionary history of Coleoptera (Insecta) in the late Palaeozoic and the Mesozoic

Beutel,

Xu,

Jarzembowski

et al. 2024

Systematic Entomology

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Recent progress in beetle palaeontology has incited us to re‐address the evolutionary history of the group. The Permian †Tshekardocoleidae had elytra that covered the posterior body in a loose tent‐like manner. The formation of elytral epipleura and a tight fit of elytra and abdomen were important evolutionary transformations in the Middle Permian, resulting in a tightly enclosed subelytral space. Permian families were likely associated with dead wood of gymnospermous trees. The end‐Permian extinction event resulted in a turnover in the composition of beetle faunas, especially a decline of large‐bodied wood‐associated forms. Adephaga and Myxophaga underwent a first wave of diversification in the Triassic. Polyphaga are very rare in this period. The first wave of diversification of this suborder occurs in the Jurassic, with fossils of Elateriformia, Staphyliniformia and Cucujiformia. The Cretaceous fossil record has been tremendously enriched by the discovery of amber inclusions. Numerous fossils represent all major polyphagan lineages and also the remaining suborders. Improved analytical methods for documenting and placing extinct taxa are discussed. Different factors have played a role in the diversification of beetles. The enormous number of species associated with flowering plants, and timing and patterns of diversification in phytophagous lineages indicate that the angiosperm radiation played a major role in beetle macroevolution. Moreover, the evolution of intimate partnerships with symbionts and the acquisition of novel genes—obtained from fungi and bacteria via horizontal gene transfers—facilitated the use of plant material as a food source and were key innovations in the diversification of plant‐feeding beetles.

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Section: The Cretaceous (145–66 Ma)mentioning

confidence: 99%

The evolutionary history of Coleoptera (Insecta) in the late Palaeozoic and the Mesozoic

Beutel,

Xu,

Jarzembowski

et al. 2024

Systematic Entomology

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“…The mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber has offered invaluable well-preserved fossils for our understanding of character evolution, phylogeny, biogeography, and palaeoecology of beetles (e.g., Cai et al, 2017aCai et al, , b, 2018Cai et al, , 2019aGimmel et al, 2019;Tihelka et al, 2021a). Burmese amber fossils also provide critical evidence of palaeodiversity of beetle families that are either currently extinct (e.g., Li et al, 2021a, b), relictual (e.g., Li et al, 2019Li et al, , 2021cTihelka et al, 2019Tihelka et al, , 2021b, or confined to the Southern Hemisphere (e.g., Li et al, 2020Li et al, , 2021d. Tomaszewska et al (2018) reported the oldest definitive fossil members of the Endomychidae entombed in the Burmese amber.…”

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Rhomeocalpsua torosa gen. et sp. nov., a unique lineage of Endomychidae from mid‑Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea)

Tomaszewska

Huang

et al. 2022

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A new fossil genus and species of the family Endomychidae, Rhomeocalpsua torosa Li, Tomaszewska & Cai, gen. et sp. nov., is described and illustrated from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. The new genus is characterised by the relatively elongate body, antennae composed of nine antennomeres with unique club morphology, unmodified pronotum, mesocoxal cavities broadly closed laterally, femora with deep and long grooves, and 3-3-3 tarsi. Detailed morphological comparisons between the Cretaceous fossils and extant relatives suggest that its unique character combination does not fit into any existing subfamilies of Endomychidae, Mycetaeidae, Eupsilobiidae or Anamorphidae.

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On the Nosodendridae from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar (Coleoptera: Nosodendroidea)

Cited by 345 publications

References 17 publications

The evolutionary history of Coleoptera (Insecta) in the late Palaeozoic and the Mesozoic

The evolutionary history of Coleoptera (Insecta) in the late Palaeozoic and the Mesozoic

Rhomeocalpsua torosa gen. et sp. nov., a unique lineage of Endomychidae from mid‑Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea)

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