2017 in paleoentomology

2017 in paleoentomology is a list of new fossil insect taxa that were described during the year 2017, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleoentomology that occurred during the year.

New taxa Coleopterans Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAcylophorus hoffeinsorumSp. novValidŻyła & SolodovnikovEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A rove beetle. Brunke et al. (2019) made it the type species of a separate genus Eolophorus.AepyceratusGen. et sp. novValidPoinar, Brown & LegalovLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA weevil belonging to the family Nemonychidae. The type species is A. hyperochus.Airapus lithuanicusSp. novValidTamutis, Alekseev & BukejsEoceneBaltic amberA member of the family Scarabaeidae belonging to the subfamily Aphodiinae and the tribe Eupariini.AlbocryptophagusGen. et sp. novValidPeris, Lyubarsky & PerkovskyEarly Cretaceous (Albian)A silken fungus beetle. The type species is A. cantabricus.AmberathyreusGen. et sp. novValidBai & Zhang in Bai et al.CretaceousBurmese amberA dor beetle belonging to the tribe Athyreini. The type species is A. beuteli.Apodrosus canalinasusSp. novValidPoinar & LegalovEocene or MioceneDominican amberA weevil belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae and possibly the tribe Polydrosini; a species of Apodrosus.Apodrosus tinctocorpusSp. novValidPoinar & LegalovEocene or MioceneDominican amberA weevil belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae and possibly the tribe Polydrosini; a species of Apodrosus.ApophisandraGen. et sp. novValidMolino-OlmedoLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberOriginally described as a longhorn beetle belonging to the subfamily Parandrinae; subsequently argued to be a sap beetle belonging to the subfamily Apophisandrinae or a member of the separate family Apophisandridae. Genus includes new species A. ammytae.ArchaeodraenaGen. et sp. novValidJäch & Yamamoto in Yamamoto, Jäch & TakahashiLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Hydraenidae. The type species is A. cretacea.ArchaeomalthodesGen. et sp. novValidHsiao et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Malthininae. The type species is A. rosetta.ArchaeoripiphorusGen. et sp. novValidHsiao, Yu & Deng in Hsiao et al.Middle JurassicJiulongshan FormationA member of Ripiphoridae. The type species is A. nuwa.ArchaeozenodosusGen. et sp. novValidYu & Kolibač in Yu et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Thanerocleridae. The type species is A. bellus.Asida groehniSp. novValidSoldati & NabozhenkoEoceneBaltic amber(Kaliningrad Oblast)A species of Asida.Attagenus burmiticusSp. novValidCai, Háva & HuangLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberOriginally described as a species of Attagenus, but Li, Huang & Cai (2022) subsequently transferred it to the dermestid subfamily Orphilinae, and to the separate genus Nothattagenus, while Háva (2023) transferred it to the genus Ranolus.Attagenus lundiSp. novValidHáva & DamgaardLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA species of Attagenus.Attagenus secundusSp. novValidDeng et al.Late CretaceousBurmese amberA species of Attagenus.BarbaticupesGen. et sp. novValidJarzembowski, Wang & ZhengLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Cupedidae. The type species is B. combertiae.Bembidion (Eodontium) bukejsiSubgen. et sp. novValidSchmidt & MichalikEoceneBaltic amberCuronian SpitA species of Bembidion; the type species of the new subgenus Eodontium.Bembidion (Eupetedromus) alekseeviSp. novValidSchmidt & MichalikEoceneBaltic amber (Kaliningrad Oblast)A species of Bembidion.Brochocoleus zhiyuaniSp. novValidLiu et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Ommatidae. Originally described as a species of Brochocoleus; Kirejtshuk (2020) transferred it to the genus Burmocoleus.CascomastigusGen. et sp. novDisputedYin & Cai in Yin et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Scydmaeninae and the tribe Mastigini. The type species is C. monstrabilis. Jałoszyński et al. (2018) considered the genus Cascomastigus to be a junior synonym of the genus Clidicostigus.Cathartosilvanus necromanticusSp. novValidAlekseevEoceneBaltic amber(Kaliningrad Oblast)A species of Cathartosilvanus.CenomaniolaGen. et 2 sp. novValidJałoszyński & Yamamoto in Jałoszyński, Yamamoto & TakahashiLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberAn ant-like stone beetle belonging to the tribe Glandulariini. Genus includes new species C. carinata and C. macrophthalma.CeracyclusGen. et 2 sp. novValidBoucher & Bai in Boucher et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Passalidae belonging to the subfamily Aulacocyclinae. The type species is C. lotus Boucher, Bai & Montreuil; genus also includes C. jirouxi Boucher, Bai & Montreuil.Cessator brodzinskyiSp. novValidFerreira & IvieOligocene to MioceneDominican amberA member of the family Lycidae belonging to the tribe Leptolycini.Clambus helheimricusSp. novValidAlekseevEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A member of the family Clambidae.ClessidrommaGen. et sp. novValidJarzembowski, Wang & ZhengLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of Ommatinae. Genus includes new species C. palmeri.ClidicostigusGen. et sp. novValidJałoszyński, Brunke & Bai in Jałoszyński et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberAn ant-like stone beetle belonging to the tribe Mastigini. The type species is C. arachnipes.Colonellus burmiticusSp. novValidCai & HuangLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of Leiodidae belonging to the subfamily Coloninae.Conotrachelus dysaethriusSp. novValidPoinar, Bukejs & LegalovQuaternaryA species of Conotrachelus.Corticaria ambericaSp. novValidReike et al.EoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A species of Corticaria.Cossonus shevniniSp. novValidBukejs & LegalovHoloceneMadagascar CopalA species of Cossonus.CretagyrtodesGen. et sp. novValidCai & HuangLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Leiodidae belonging to the subfamily Camiarinae and the tribe Agyrtodini. The type species is C. glabratus.CretobythusGen. et sp. novValidYin, Parker & Cai in Yin et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA stem-bythinine pselaphine rove beetle. The type species is C. excavatus.CretocrenisGen. et sp. novValidFikáček et al.CretaceousBurmese amberA member of the family Hydrophilidae. The type species is C. burmanicus.CretodermestesGen. et sp. novValidDeng et al.Late CretaceousBurmese amberA member of the family Dermestidae belonging to the subfamily Attageninae. The type species is C. palpalis.Cretoleptochromus burmiticusSp. novValidYin et al.CretaceousBurmese amberAn ant-like stone beetle.CretomysteriaGen. et sp. novValidDenget al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Zopheridae. The type species is C. burmanica.CretotrichopseniusGen. et sp. novValidCai et al.CretaceousBurmese amberA rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Aleocharinae and the tribe Trichopseniini. The type species is C. burmiticus.Cycadophila mumiaSp. novValidAlekseev & BukejsEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A pleasing fungus beetle belonging to the subfamily Pharaxonothinae.Cydianerus eukrinusSp. novValidPoinar, Bukejs & LegalovQuaternaryA weevil belonging to the tribe Entimini.DarwinylusGen. et sp. novValidPerisEarly Cretaceous (late Albian)A member of Oedemeridae. The type species is D. marcosi.Derolathrus abyssusSp. novValidYamamoto, Takahashi & ParkerLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of Jacobsoniidae.Diaprepes anticusSp. novValidFranz & ZhangEarly MioceneDominican amberA species of Diaprepes.Diaprepes squamulaSp. novValidPoinar & LegalovEocene or MioceneDominican amberA species of Diaprepes.DolinelaterNom. novValidHuber, Marggi & Menkveld-GfellerLate JurassicKarabastau FormationA click beetle; a replacement name for Idiomorphus Dolin (1980).ElectraesalopsisGen. et sp. nov ValidBai, Zhang & Qiu in Qiu et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA stag beetle. The type species is E. beuteli.EnnoticusGen. et sp. novValidLyubarsky & PerkovskyLate Cretaceous (Santonian)Taimyr amberA member of the family Cryptophagidae. The type species is E. mnemosynon.EoplatypusGen. et sp. novValidCognato & Smith in Peris et al.EoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A curculionid weevil belonging to the subfamily Platypodinae and the tribe Tesserocerini. The type species is E. jordali.FestenusGen. et 2 sp. novValidŻyła et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Steninae. The type species is F. robustus; genus also includes F. gracilis.GnathopeltosGen. et sp. novValidYan, Beutel & PonomarenkoTriassicA member of Polyphaga belonging to the family Peltosynidae. The type species is G. dixis.Hemicoelus favoniiSp. novValidBukejs et al.EoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)Holcoptera alisonaeSp. novValidKelly, Ross & DavidsonEarly Jurassic (Sinemurian)Charmouth Mudstone FormationA member of the family Coptoclavidae.Holcoptera pigmentatusSp. novValidKelly, Ross & DavidsonLate Triassic (Rhaetian)Penarth GroupA member of the family Coptoclavidae.Holcoptera solitensisSp. novValidKelly, Ross & DavidsonLate Triassic (Norian)Cow Branch FormationA member of the family Coptoclavidae.HyperstenichnusGen. et sp. novValidJałoszyński & Perrichot in Jałoszyński, Perrichot & PerisLate Cretaceous (Turonian)Vendean amberAn ant-like stone beetle. The type species is H. vendeanus.Ischalia danieliSp. novValidAlekseev & BukejsEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A member of Ischaliidae.Ischalia dohnaturrisSp. novValidAlekseev & BukejsEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A member of Ischaliidae.Istrisia vithlandicaSp. novValidAlekseevEocene (Priabonian)Prussian Formation(Baltic amber)(Kaliningrad Oblast)A member of the family Salpingidae.KuskaellaGen. et sp. novValidFanti & KupryjanowiczEocene (Lutetian to Priabonian)Baltic amberA soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Malthininae. The type species is K. macroptera.Lachnopus serraticrusSp. novValidPoinar & LegalovEocene or MioceneDominican amberA weevil belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae and the tribe Eustylini; a species of Lachnopus.LemodicarmeniaGen. et sp. novValidMolino-OlmedoLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of Anthicidae belonging to the subfamily Lemodinae. Genus includes new species L. olmedoae.Lepicerus mumiaSp. novValidJałoszyński & Yamamoto in Jałoszyński, Yamamoto & TakahashiLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA species of Lepicerus.LepichelusNom. novValidKirejtshukLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of Lepiceridae; a replacement name for Lepiceroides Kirejtshuk & Poinar (2013).Loricera groehniSp. novValidCai, Liu & HuangEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A species of Loricera.MallecupesGen. et 2 sp. novValidJarzembowski, Wang & ZhengCretaceousBurmese amberA member of Cupedidae. The type species is M. qingqingae; genus also includes M. cleevelyi.Malthodes caenozoicusSp. novValidFanti & VitaliEarly OligoceneBaltic amberA soldier beetle.Malthodes michalskiiSp. novValidFantiEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A soldier beetle.MantimalthinusGen. et sp. novValidFanti & CastiglioneEocene (Lutetian–Priabonian)Baltic amberA soldier beetle belonging to the subfamily Malthininae. The type species is M. balticus.Megatoma atypicaSp. novValidDeng et al.Late CretaceousBurmese amberA member of the family Dermestidae. Originally described as a species of Megatoma, but subsequently transferred to the separate genus Cretomegatoma.MenatorhisGen. et comb. novValidLegalov, Kirejtshuk & NelPaleoceneA weevil; a new genus for "Balaninus" elegans Piton (1940).MesosmicripsGen. et comb. novValidKirejtshukLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of Smicripidae; a new genus for "Smicrips" cretacea Cai & Huang (2016).MichalskantharisGe