First record of Berothidae (Neuroptera) from the early Eocene of Denmark
Danoberotha verkleijorum gen. et sp. nov. is described from the early Eocene Fur Formation, Denmark. This is the first record of Berothidae from this formation. The key distinguishing feature of the new genus is the pectinate CuP of the forewing. It differs from other genera possessing the pectinate forewing CuP by other characters (e.g., the configuration of CuA; the number of crossveins between RA and RP proximad the fusion of Sc and RA). It is assumed that the climate of the Fur Formation when layers +25 to +30 were deposited was upper microthermal.
Authors
- Andrei A. Legalov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7347-8169)
- Evgeny E. Perkovsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7959-4379)
- Vladimir N. Makarkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1304-0461)
- Thomas J. Simonsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9857-9564)
Institutions
- American Museum of Natural History (US)
- Altai State University (RU)
- National Research Tomsk State University (RU)
- Science Museums (DK)
- Natural History Museum Aarhus (DK)
- Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity FEB RAS (RU)
- Natural History Museum of Denmark (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ecologica Montenegrina
- Published
- 2024-10-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.79.1
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06
Funders
- Capital Normal University
- 15. Juni Fonden
- Augustinus Fonden
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation