Electrocambala, Moritz & Wesener, 2021

Moritz, Leif & Wesener, Thomas, 2021, Electrocambalidae fam. nov., a new family of Cambalidea from Cretaceous Burmese amber (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida), European Journal of Taxonomy 755 (1), pp. 22-46 : 32-33

Electrocambala gen. nov. sp.

Material examined

MYANMAR • 1 ♀; Kachin State, Hukawng Valley, Mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber inclusion; in the collection of Patrick Müller ( BuB1990 ) .

Measurements and taphonomy

MEASUREMENTS. 8.4 mm long, 0.5 mm in diameter.

AMBER DESCRIPTION. Semicircle, 15.5 × 1.1 × 2.6 mm. Polished, yellow transparent.

SYNINCLUSIONS. Soil particles, sporangia of fungi, stellate hairs, small brown droplets.

TAPHONOMIC FEATURES. Specimen hollow, only sclerotized parts preserved. Only anterior 35 body rings preserved. From body ring 6 onwards only right half preserved. Cracks in amber filled by minerals.

Remarks

This specimen is not sufficiently preserved to identify it as either one of the two species described above, or as a third species. This specimen was identified as a member of Electrocambala gen. nov. based on the following character combination: legs with accessory spine, gap between leg pair 3 and leg pair 4.