Eur. J. Entomol. 120: 42-49, 2023 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2023.006

First fossil representative of the tribe Amphignomini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Achilidae) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber and its significanceOriginal article

Alicja Magdalena BRYSZ ORCID...1, Patrick MÜLLER ORCID...2, 3, Jacek SZWEDO ORCID...1, *
1 Laboratory of Evolutionary Entomology and Museum of Amber Inclusions, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdañsk, 59, Wita Stwosza Street, PL80-308 Gdañsk, Poland; e-mails: alicja.brysz@phdstud.ug.edu.pl, jacek.szwedo@ug.edu.pl
2 Kreuzbergstr. 90, 66482 Zweibrücken, Germany
3 Amber Study Group, c/o Geological-Palaeontological Museum of the University of Hamburg, Bundesstraße 55, 20146 Hamburg, Germany; e-mail: pat14789@web.de

A new genus Amphignokachinia Brysz & Szwedo, gen. n. and species Amphignokachinia subversa Brysz & Szwedo, sp. n. of Achilidae (Hemiptera) planthoppers of the tribe Amphignomini are described. It is the second genus and first fossil representative of the tribe Amphignomini coming from the Cenomanian amber in Kachin State, Myanmar. Diagnosis of the tribe is revised and its position in respect of fossils in the family Achilidae is discussed.

Keywords: Amphignokachinia gen. n., Amphignokachinia subversa sp. n., Amphignoma, Burmese amber, inclusion, planthopper, taxonomy

Received: March 21, 2022; Revised: June 27, 2022; Accepted: June 27, 2022; Published online: February 9, 2023  Show citation

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BRYSZ, A.M., MÜLLER, P., & SZWEDO, J. (2023). First fossil representative of the tribe Amphignomini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Achilidae) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber and its significance. EJE, 120, Article 42-49. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2023.006
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