A new bizarre dysoneurid species (Insecta, Trichoptera) in Burmese amber

We describe an extinct caddisfly species, Cretapsyche palpinova sp.nov., from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber.The species belongs to the extinct family Dysoneuridae within the superfamily Sericostomatoidea.The family includes Lip Balm some species with unusual maxillary palps.

Cretapsyche palpinova sp.nov.is characterized by five-segmented maxillary palps, the second segment being PURSES the longest, and the third segment bearing an unusual pin-shaped appendage.

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