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Extinct Wasp (Burmasphex sulcatus) with another wasp in Burmese Burmite amber fossil

Extinct Wasp (Burmasphex sulcatus) with another wasp in Burmese Burmite amber fossil

Extinct Wasp (Burmasphex sulcatus) with another wasp in Burmese Burmite amber fossil

*From My Personal Collection of Hymenoptera*

Age: 99 Million Years Ago

Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Apoidea
Family: Burmasphecidae (Extinct Wasp)
Genus: Burmasphex
Species: Burmasphex sulcatus
Other notable inclusions: an unknown Apoid wasp also in the piece.

The species of the the main wasp is Burmasphex sulcatus.

*From My Personal Collection of Hymenoptera*

u/DiscoveryAmber — 2 days ago

Extinct Stem-Group Ant (Gerontoformica) in Burmese Burmite amber fossil

Extinct Stem-Group Ant (Gerontoformica) in Burmese Burmite amber fossil

*From My Personal Collection of Hymenoptera*

Age: 99 Million Years Ago

Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Sphecomyrminae (Extinct Stem-Group Ant)
Genus: Gerontoformica
Species: (Inconclusive)
Other notable inclusions:

I'm unsure of the species.

Gerontoformica is an extinct genus of prehistoric "stem-group" ants that lived approximately 100 million years ago during the Cretaceous period. These ants bridge the evolutionary gap between solitary wasps and the social ants seen today.

*From My Personal Collection of Hymenoptera*

u/DiscoveryAmber — 2 days ago

Extinct Wasp (Burmasphex sulcatus) with another wasp in Burmese Burmite amber fossil

Extinct Wasp (Burmasphex sulcatus) with another wasp in Burmese Burmite amber fossil

*From My Personal Collection of Hymenoptera*

Age: 99 Million Years Ago

Order: Hymenoptera

Superfamily: Apoidea

Family: Burmasphecidae (Extinct Wasp)

Genus: Burmasphex

Species: Burmasphex sulcatus

Other notable inclusions: an unknown Apoid wasp also in the piece.

The species of the the main wasp is Burmasphex sulcatus.

*From My Personal Collection of Hymenoptera*

u/DiscoveryAmber — 2 days ago

Extinct Spider (Possibly Tetrablemmidae) in Burmese Burmite amber fossil

Size: 19 x 10 x 5 mm

Age: 99 Million Years Ago
Order: Araneae
Family: Unknown (Extinct Spider)
Species: (Inconclusive)
Other notable inclusions: lots of bio debris.

This Extinct Spider shares some features with the Family Tetrablemmidae but I'm not completely certain.

u/DiscoveryAmber — 11 days ago

Extinct Spider (Possibly Tetrablemmidae) in Burmese Burmite amber fossil

Size: 19 x 10 x 5 mm

Age: 99 Million Years Ago
Order: Araneae
Family: Unknown (Extinct Spider)
Species: (Inconclusive)
Other notable inclusions: lots of bio debris.

This Extinct Spider shares some features with the Family Tetrablemmidae but I'm not completely certain.

u/DiscoveryAmber — 11 days ago

Extinct Fungus Gnat ( Macrocerinae ) in Burmese Burmite amber fossil

Size: 18 x 12 x 7 mm

Age: 99 Million Years Ago
Order: Diptera
Family: Keroplatidae (Extinct Fungus Gnat)
Subfamily: Macrocerinae
Species: (Inconclusive)
Other notable inclusions: possibly a small juvenile Aenictopecheidae (Hemiptera) next to the Fungus Gnat. Lots of bio matter.

u/DiscoveryAmber — 11 days ago