2018 in paleoentomology is a list of new fossil insect taxa that were described during the year 2018, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleoentomology that occurred during the year.
Newly named taxa
Coleopterans Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Type Location Notes ImagesAcalyptopygusGen. et 4 sp. novValidClarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Aepyceratinae. The type species is A. brevicornis; genus also includes A. lingziae, A. elongatus and A. astriatus.AllostrophusGen. et sp. novValidHsiao et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Tetratomidae. Genus includes new species A. cretaceus.AmberoculaGen. et 3 sp. novValidBatelka, Engel & ProkopLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Ripiphoridae. The type species is A. muelleri; genus also includes A. costata and A. fallax.AmplectisterGen. et sp. novValidCaterino & MaddisonLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Histeridae. The type species is A. tenax.AphelonyssusGen. et sp. novValidClarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is A. latus.ApotomouraGen. et sp. novValidBao et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of Tenebrionoidea belonging to the new family Apotomouridae. Genus includes new species A. fortiscrura.ArchaeoheilusGen. et 2 sp. et 4 comb. novValidLegalovEoceneGreen River FormationA weevil. The type species is A. scudderi genus also includes new species A. ovalis Also the moved species Hylobius deleticius (2015), Hylobius packardii (1893), Hylobius provectus (1876) Additionally includes Hylobius lacoei (1893) from the Florissant Formation.Ataenius damzeniSp. novValidBukejs & AlekseevEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A species of Ataenius.Atomaria saxonicaSp. novValidLyubarsky & PerkovskyLate EoceneBitterfeld amberA species of Atomaria.Autosilis annisettaekoppelaeSp. novValidFanti & DamgaardEoceneBaltic amber(Kaliningrad Oblast)A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Silinae.BaltocoeliodesGen. et sp. novValidLegalov & BukejsEoceneBaltic amber(Kaliningrad Oblast)A weevil belonging to the family Curculionidae and the tribe Ceutorhynchini. The type species is B. sontagae.BaltocybaGen. et sp. novValidLegalovEocenePrussian Formation(Baltic amber)(Kaliningrad Oblast)A member of the family Brentidae, the subfamily Apioninae and the tribe Rhadinocybini. The type species is B. electrinus.BaltonanophyesGen. et sp. novValidLegalovEocenePrussian Formation(Baltic amber)(Kaliningrad Oblast)A member of the family Brentidae, the subfamily Nanophyinae and the tribe Nanophyini. The type species is B. crassirostre.Baltostigus striatipennisSp. novValidJałoszyński et al.Late EoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A scydmaenine rove beetle belonging to the supertribe Mastigitae.BowangiusGen. et 4 sp. novValidClarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is B. cyclops; genus also includes B. tanaops, B. zhenuai and B. glabratus.BurmalestesGen. et sp. novValidTomaszewska & Ślipiński in Tomaszewska et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Endomychidae. Genus includes new species B. albertalleni.BurmitomaGen. et sp. novValidBatelka, Engel & ProkopLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Ripiphoridae. The type species is B. nalae.BurmocorynusGen. et 2 sp. novValidLegalovLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberOriginally described as a member of the family Belidae, but subsequently transferred to the weevil family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is B. jarzembowskii Legalov (2018); genus also includes B. longus Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al. (2018).BurmomacerGen. et sp. novValidLegalovLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Nemonychidae. The type species is B. kirejtshuki.BurmomilesGen. et sp. novValidFanti, Damgaard & EllenbergerLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA soldier beetle. Genus includes new species B. willerslevorum.BurmorhinusGen. et 2 sp. novValidLegalovLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA weevil, originally assigned to the subfamily Erirhininae and the tribe Arthrostenini; subsequently transferred to the weevil family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. Genus includes new species B. georgei Legalov (2018) and B. setosus Clarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al. (2018).Cacomorphocerus bentifabriciSp. novValidFanti & DamgaardEoceneBaltic amber(Kaliningrad Oblast)A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Cantharinae.Cacomorphocerus madseniSp. novValidFanti & DamgaardEoceneBaltic amber(Kaliningrad Oblast)A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Cantharinae.Cacomorphocerus wiszniewskiiSp. novValidFanti & KupryjanowiczEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A soldier beetle.CalyptocisGen. et sp. novValidClarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Aepyceratinae. The type species is C. brevirostris.Cantharis hanswerneriSp. novValidKazantsevEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic region)A species of Cantharis.Cantharis hoffeinsorumSp. novValidKazantsevEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic region)A species of Cantharis.Cantharis mikkelsenorumSp. novValidFanti & DamgaardEoceneBaltic amber(Kaliningrad Oblast)A species of Cantharis.Cascomastigus minorSp. novValidYin, Cai & HuangLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Scydmaeninae.CetionyxGen. et 3 sp. novValidClarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is C. batiatus; genus also includes C. terebrans and C. ursinus.Colon burmiticumSp. novValidYamamoto in Yamamoto & TakahashiLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Leiodidae belonging to the subfamily Coloninae.CompsopsarusGen. et sp. novValidClarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is C. reneae.CretaparamecusGen. et sp. novValidTomaszewska, Ślipiński, Bai & Zhang in Tomaszewska et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Endomychidae. Genus includes new species C. tarsalis.CretohisterGen. et sp. novValidZhou et al.Early CretaceousYixian FormationA member of Histeroidea belonging to the new family Cretohisteridae. Genus includes new species C. sinensis.CretohypsilaraGen. et sp. novValidCai, Maier & HuangLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA riffle beetle. Genus includes new species C. parva.CretolestesGen. et sp. novValidTomaszewska, Ślipiński & Ren in Tomaszewska et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Endomychidae. Genus includes new species C. niger.CretoparacucujusGen. et sp. novValidCai & Escalona in Cai et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Boganiidae belonging to the subfamily Paracucujinae. The type species is C. cycadophilus.CretozenodosusGen. et sp. novValidCai & HuangLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of Cleroidea belonging to the family Thanerocleridae and the subfamily Zenodosinae. Genus includes new species C. fossilis.?Cryptarcha subglobosaSp. novValidKirejtshuk & NelPaleocenePossibly a species of Cryptarcha.Cyclaxyra cretaceaSp. novValidWu, Li & DingLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of Cucujoidea belonging to the family Cyclaxyridae. Originally described as a species of Cyclaxyra; Gimmel et al. (2019) made it the type species of a separate genus Electroxyra.CyrtocisGen. et sp. novValidClarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is C. gibbus.DebbiaGen. et sp. novValidClarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is D. gracilirostris.Dignomus francescovitaliiSp. novValidBukejs, Bellés & AlekseevEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea region)A spider beetle.Dinoharpalus martynoviSp. novValidPonomarenkoLate PermianKomarity Beds of the Salaraevo FormationA member of the family Permosynidae.Dysanabatium aenaumSp. novValidBogri, Solodovnikov & ŻyłaEoceneBaltic amberA rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Paederinae.Dysanabatium damgaardiSp. novValidBogri, Solodovnikov & ŻyłaEoceneBaltic amber(Kaliningrad Oblast)A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Paederinae.Dysanabatium johannesiSp. novValidBogri, Solodovnikov & ŻyłaEoceneBaltic amber(Kaliningrad Oblast)A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Paederinae.Dysanabatium kechrimparenseSp. novValidBogri, Solodovnikov & ŻyłaEoceneBaltic amberA rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Paederinae.EchogomphusGen. et sp. novValidClarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is E. viridescens.EduardoxenusGen. et sp. novValidLegalov, Nazarenko & PerkovskyLate EoceneRovno amberA member of the family Anthribidae belonging to the subfamily Choraginae and the tribe Valenfriesiini. The type species is E. unicus.ElectrocisGen. et sp. novValidClarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is E. dentitibialis.ElectrorubesopsisGen. et sp. novValidBai & Wang in Li et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Scarabaeidae. Genus includes new species E. beuteli.ElwoodiusGen. et sp. novJunior homonymClarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is E. conicops. The generic name is preoccupied by Elwoodius Colonnelli (2014); Clarke & Oberprieler (2019) coined a replacement name Zimmiorhinus.Erichia cretaceaSp. novValidYu et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Limnichidae.EridanulaGen. et sp. novValidFanti & DamgaardEoceneBaltic amber(Kaliningrad Oblast)A soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Cantharinae. The type species is E. susannaebierae.Eudiagogus vossiSp. novValidLegalovEoceneGreen River FormationA weevil, a species of Eudiagogus.Euroleptochromus setiferSp. novValidJałoszyński et al.Late EoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A scydmaenine rove beetle belonging to the supertribe Mastigitae.Euroleptochromus tuberculatusSp. novValidYin & CaiEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea region)A scydmaenine rove beetle belonging to the supertribe Mastigitae.EuryepomusGen. et sp. novValidClarke & Oberprieler in Clarke et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA weevil belonging to the family Mesophyletidae and the subfamily Mesophyletinae. The type species is E. lophomerus.ExtinctocentrinusGen. et sp. novValidLegalovEoceneGreen River FormationAn Eudiagogini tribe entimine Curculionidae weevil. The type species is E. brevirostris.FrankencupesGen. et sp. novValidPonomarenko & BashkuevMiddle Triassic (Anisian)Röt FormationA member of Archostemata belonging to the family Permocupedidae. Genus includes new species F. ultimus.FurcalabratumGen. et sp. novValidPoinar & BrownLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberOriginally described as a member of the family Kateretidae; subsequently argued to be a sap beetle belonging to the su