A new species of thorny lacewing (Neuroptera: Rhachiberothidae: Paraberothinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber with novel raptorial foreleg structure

A new species, namely Astioberotha coutreti sp. nov., of the thorny lacewing subfamily Paraberothinae, is described and illustrated from a complete individual preserved in mid-Cretaceous amber Tanai, northern Myanmar. nov. preserves nearly all diagnostic characters this subfamily, differs type species genus owing to fore femur with one long basal spine 34 additional smaller spines; protibia bearing five distal probasitarsus two spines on inner edge located near mid-length; forewing numerous maculation spots; intra-RP crossvein between RP3 RP4 present (4rp3-rp4). together recent description several other Paraberothinae Burmese amber, are used discuss palaeobiogeography subfamily.