Four new species of Burmomiles (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

Abstract

Here we describe four new fossil species of soldier beetles, Burmomiles brevicollis sp. nov., B. angustipennis sp. nov., B. recticollis sp. nov., B. dentatus sp. nov., which are collected from the mid-Cretaceous amber in Kachin (Hukawng valley) of Northern Myanmar. They are placed in Burmomiles Fanti, Damgaard et Ellenberger, 2018 based on the male antennomeres IV‒X each with an antennal appendage inserted at a basal cavity on the ventral side, and tibiae hardly longer than femora, tarsomeres I normal and less than twice as long as II. Moreover, with more species added, the key for the identification of all Burmomiles species is updated. These results will significantly expand our knowledge on the species diversity of Burmite cantharids.