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Amber Inclusions from Myanmar – Windows into an Ancient World
For nearly 100 million years, Kachin amber has preserved extraordinary traces of a vanished ecosystem.
Inclusion(s):
†Dipteromantispidae Burmodipteromantispa jiaxiaoae – Extinct mantisfly family (†Fanghafte)
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Collection Number:
KA15/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
Body-lenght: 4 mm
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Amber Size:
16 x 15 x 4 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
†Dipteromantispidae is an unusual extinct family of predatory lacewings with raptorial forelegs for capturing prey. Unlike most lacewings, they had only two fully developed wings, while the hind wings were reduced to small haltere-like structures resembling those of true flies.
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