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Burmorthezia insolita Vea & Gimaldi, 2012 (Ortheziidae: Burmorthezia)

Burmorthezia insolita Vea & Gimaldi 2012: 765-766. Type data: NORTHERN MYANMAR: Kachin State, Tanai Village (on Ledo Road, 105 km NW Myitkyna). Upper Cretaceous, by Leeward Capitol Corporation, 2000. Holotype, immature, by original designation Type depository: New York: American Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology Collection, New York, USA; accepted valid name Notes: In amber. Extinct. Illustr.

Countries: 1

Systematics: Although B. insolita bears wax secretions of an ortheziid type, the antennal and leg features (no differentiated apical seta, more slender and long setose setae) differ from the other recent and Tertiary Ortheziidae. (Vea & Grimaldi, 2012)
Structure: Adult female and male unknown. Second-instar nymph. Body elongate oval in shape, dorsoventrally flattened, although the specimen is ventrally retracted, resulting in a concave specimen. Eye on short stalk, with single facet/ommatidium. Antennae 6-segmented; inserted ventrally on flat frontal margin, Wax secretion of ortheziid-type, marginal lobes are most visible ones, with several having detached. Left side in dorsal view has one short subfrontal lobe and five attached marginal lobes, right side has one subfrontal lobe and six marginal lobes. Wax lobe present posteriorly. Median wax lobes seem to have been detached except for several small ones remaining on dorsum. All wax lobes protruding posteriorad. (Vea & Grimaldi, 2012)
General Remarks: Description and illustration of second-instar nymph in amber in Vea and Grimaldi, 2012.