Three new species of Multistria from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Mimarachnidae)

The extinct planthopper family Mimarachnidae is well represented in mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber of northern Myanmar. In this study, three new species of mimarachnid planthoppers are described and illustrated from Kachin amber, all belonging to the genus Multistria Zhang, Yao & Pang, 2021. The new species, Multistria irregularis sp. nov., M. juanae sp. nov., and M. fionae sp. nov., are primarily distinguished from each other mostly by tegminal characters, such as the branching pattern of the secondary veinlet meshwork, venation, and the colour patterns, as well as differences in head. The tegminal diagnostic characters of Multistria are briefly examined.