This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Xia, Qihao, Jarzembowski, Edmund A., Xiao, Chuantao, Cheng, Hao, Song, Zhenyu (2026): A new tiger beetle species (Coleoptera, Adephaga, Cicindelidae) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber of northern Myanmar. Zootaxa 5757 (1): 93-100, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5757.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5757.1.7
Abstract
Fossil tiger beetles are scarce. Here we describe a new tiger beetle species, Hujia gongi sp. nov., from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber. The new specimen is attributable to the family Cicindelidae due to sickle-shaped mandibles, elongated prothorax, slender ambulatory legs and the ratios of BW: TL and IL: TL. It is the second species of the genus from the same location that can be distinguished from its congener by its larger size, slightly forward-tapering head and broadened tarsomeres of the prothoracic leg, demonstrating male characteristics and potentially greater predation ability. The new taxon represents the fourth definite Mesozoic record of Cicindelidae.
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