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.