Electroadicella unipetra sp. nov., a new fossil species of Leptoceridae (Insecta: Trichoptera) from Eocene Rovno amber
S. I. Melnitsky, В. Д. Иванов, Evgeny E. Perkovsky, Dmitry V. Vasilenko
Abstract
A new caddisflies species Electroadicella unipetra sp. nov. (Leptoceridae) is described and illustrated from Rovno amber (upper Eocene, 36 million years old). Now the family Leptoceridae is represented by five named species among 38 named species of caddisflies known from Rovno amber.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyZoologyGeographyFossil Insects in AmberLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyColeoptera Taxonomy and Distribution