Neureclipsis triangula, Wichard & Xu, 2022

Wichard, Wilfried & Xu, Chunpeng, 2022, The family Polycentropodidae (Insecta, Trichoptera) in mid-Cretaceous Burmese Amber, ZooKeys 1134, pp. 171-183 : 171

Neureclipsis triangula sp. nov.

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Diagnosis.

The extinct species Neureclipsis triangula sp. nov. is characterized by a pair of slightly cupped inferior appendages running parallel in ventral view. Each appendage is tapered at the base, wider near the middle and apically forming a sub-triangular shape. Its sloping apical edge is clearly subapically toothed and highlighted in black.

Etymology.

Species named after the inferior appendages, subtriangular (Latin adjective = triangulus, -a, -um).

Holotype.

♂; Myanmar, Kachin State, Hukawng Valley; exact locality unknown; Mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber inclusion; deposited in the amber collection of the NIGP; NIGP200021.

Description.

Genus as described above. Body well preserved and visible in ventral and dorsal views. Forewing length about 4.2 mm, oblong, rounded, light brown. Antennae about two-thirds as long as forewings, with about 36 flagellomeres plus scapus and short pedicellus. Inferior appendages having subtriangular shape, with oblique, subapically toothed, and black terminal margin.

Figures

Figure 1. Neureclipsis triangula sp. nov. A male holotype (NIGP 200021) habitus, ventral view B inferior appendages, ventral view C drawing of inferior appendages, ventral view. Scale bar: 1 mm.