Palerasnitsynus is a genus of extinct caddisfly that existed during the Late Albian Cretaceous of Myanmar. It is known from two specimens trapped in amber; one of these is of the type species Palerasnitsynus ohlhoffi, and the species of the second has not been identified.[1]

Palerasnitsynus
Temporal range: Cretaceous[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Psychomyiidae
Genus: Palerasnitsynus
Species:
P. ohlhoffi
Binomial name
Palerasnitsynus ohlhoffi
Wichard, Ross, & Ross, 2011

References

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  1. ^ a b Wichard, W.; Ross, E. & Ross, A.J. (2011). "Palerasnitsynus gen. n. (Trichoptera, Psychomyiidae) from Burmese amber". ZooKeys (130): 323–330. doi:10.3897/zookeys.130.1449. PMC 3260769. PMID 22259286. As cited in Clapham, M. (2012-01-10). "W. Wichard et al. 2011". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 21 Jan 2012.