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New genus of minute Berothidae (Neuroptera) from Early Eocene amber of British Columbia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

S. Bruce Archibald  and
Vladimir N. Makarkin
S. Bruce Archibald*
Affiliation:
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States of America
Vladimir N. Makarkin
Affiliation:
Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690022 Russia
*
1 Corresponding author (e-mail: barchibald@oeb.harvard.edu).
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Abstract

Microberotha macculloughigen. nov. and sp. nov. from Early Eocene Okanagan Highlands amber of Hat Creek, British Columbia, Canada, is described. This new genus and species represents one of the smallest members of the family Berothidae and the first occurrence of the family in the New World Tertiary. The systematic position of the genus Microberotha within the family is rather unclear, but the structure of the male genitalia indicates a close association with the subfamily Cyrenoberothinae. Stratigraphy and palaeoenvironment of the Hat Creek locality are briefly discussed.

Résumé

On trouvera ici la description de Microberotha macculloughigen. nov. et sp. nov. provenant de l'ambre de l'éocène inférieur de Hat Creek, dans les hautes terres de l'Okanagan, Colombie Britannique, Canada. Cet insecte appartenant à un nouveau genre et une nouvelle espèce est l'un des plus petits de la famille des Berothidae; il représente aussi la première mention de la famille du tertiaire du Nouveau Monde. La position systématique de la genre Microberotha dans la famille est plutôt incertaine, mais les organes sexuels mâles indiquent une forte association avec la sous-famille des Cyrenoberothinae. La stratigraphie et le paléoenvironnement du site de Hat Creek font l'objet d'une courte discussion.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 136 , Issue 1 , February 2004 , pp. 61 - 76
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2004

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