Kachincambala, 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 : 38

Kachincambala gen. nov. sp.

Material examined

MYANMAR • 1 ♂; Kachin State, Hukawng Valley, Mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber inclusion; ZFMK-MYR6121 .

Measurements and taphonomy

MEASUREMENTS. 5.3 mm long, 0.3 mm in diameter, 24 + 6 body rings.

AMBER DESCRIPTION. Oval, flat, 6.0 × 13.5 × 4.1 mm. Light yellow, transparent.

SYNINCLUSIONS. Archaeognatha, aphid, Hymenoptera?, mite, stellate hair.

TAPHONOMIC FEATURES. Anterior body rings compressed. Posterior body rings partly polished away.

Remarks

This specimen is identified as a member of the Electrocambalidae fam. nov. based on the large gap between leg pairs 3 and 4 and the presence of setae on the head and the posterior margin of the body rings. It is determined as a member of Kachincambala gen. nov. based on the absence of an accessory spine. For a detailed description the animal is not sufficiently preserved.