Shcherbakov D.E.*, Bashkuev A.S., Shmakov A.S. 2024. A new genus of Lophioneuridae (Thysanoptera s.l.) with elytrized forewings from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber // Russian Entomol. J. Vol.33. No.3: 272–275 [in English].
Borissiak Palaeontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Profsoyuznaya St. 123, Moscow 117647 Russia.
Dmitry Shcherbakov: dshh@narod.ru ORCID 0000-0003-4508-9259
Alexey Bashkuev: fossilmec@gmail.com ORCID 0000-0001-7929-8759
Alexey Shmakov: shmakov@paleo.ru ORCID 0000-0002-9033-384X
*Corresponding author
doi: 10.15298/rusentj.33.3.02
ABSTRACT. A new genus and species of minute lophioneurids with elytrized forewings from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber, Iotacypha zherikhini gen. et sp.n., is separated along with Burmacypha longicornis Zherikhin, 2000 into the subfamily Iotacyphinae subfam.n.
KEY WORDS: thrips, Paraneoptera, miniaturization, palynophagy.