2020 in paleoentomology is a list of new fossil insect taxa that were described during the year 2020, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleoentomology that occurred during the year.
Clade Amphiesmenoptera Lepidoptera Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes ImagesArchmosaicusGen. et sp. novZhang et al.Late Cretaceous(Cenomanian)Burmese amberA Micropterigidae moth. The type species is A. comitatus.CretocraniaGen. et 3 sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousAn Eriocraniidaen moth. The type species is C. stekolnikovi The genus also includes C. glosancestralis and C. inconcessa.EocompsoctenaGen. et sp. novValidNgô-Muller et al.EoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea region)An Eriocottidae moth. The type species is E. macroptera.MiogeometridaGen. et sp. novValidZhang, Shih & Shih in Zhang et al.MioceneDominican amberA geometer moth. The type species is M. chunjenshihi.ProtosiberopterixGen. et 3 sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA Eolepidopterigidae Lepidopteran. The type species is P. antitheton The genus also includes P. equesaeneus & P. praevernalis.Sabatinca pouilloniSp. novValidNgô-Muller & Nel in Ngô-Muller et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA moth, a species of Sabatinca.
Tarachoptera Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes ImagesKinitocelis macropteraSp. novValidMey & Wichard in Mey et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of Tarachoptera.Retortocelis spicipalpiaSp. novValidMey & Wichard in Mey et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of Tarachoptera.
Trichopterans Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes ImagesArchiphilopotamus absurdusSp. novValidSukatsheva & VasilenkoMiddle JurassicA member of the family Philopotamidae.Archiphilopotamus kubekovensisSp. novValidSukatsheva & VasilenkoMiddle JurassicA member of the family Philopotamidae.AxiomaldiaGen. et sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA caddisfly of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is A. flinti.BipectinataGen. et sp. novValidWichard et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberOriginally described as a member of the family Calamoceratidae; subsequently transferred to the family Odontoceridae by Wichard (2023). The type species is B. orientalis.BuranimaGen. et sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of the family Psychomyiidae. The type species is B. gorhon. Burimodus Gen. et sp. nov Valid Sukatsheva & Aristov Early Cretaceous Khasurty locality A member of the family Vitimotauliidae. Genus includes new species B. novus.BuryatocentrusGen. et sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of Integripalpia belonging to the family Yantarocentridae. The type species is B. suspiciosus.CretacoptilaGen. et sp. novIn pressWichardLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberGenus includes new species C. botosaneanui.DauroglosGen. et sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of the family Glossosomatidae. The type species is D. hohlomak.DuamodusGen. et 2 sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of Integripalpia belonging to the family Vitimotauliidae. The type species is D. anichkovi; genus also includes D. necessarius.Dysoneura subbotaSp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of the family Dysoneuridae.ElectrocentropusGen. et sp. novIn pressWichardLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberGenus includes new species E. dilucidus. Juraphilopotamus callidus Sp. nov Valid Sukatsheva & Aristov Early Cretaceous Khasurty locality A member of the family Philopotamidae.Juraphilopotamus funeralisSp. novValidSukatsheva & VasilenkoMiddle JurassicA member of the family Philopotamidae.Khasurtia novissimaSp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of the family Dysoneuridae.MelocladaGen. et 2 sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of the family Cladochoristidae. The type species is M. diuturna; genus also includes M. frequentatoria.MesocolepusGen. et sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of Hydroptiloidea belonging to the family Ptilocolepidae. The type species is M. deflectum. Multimodus amplus Sp. nov Valid Sukatsheva & Aristov Early Cretaceous Khasurty locality A member of the family Vitimotauliidae. Myanpsyche Gen. et sp. nov In press Wichard Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Burmese amber The type species is "Kambaitipsyche" malaisei Wichard & Wang (2020).Palaeopsilotreta burmanicaSp. novValidWichard et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Odontoceridae.Palaeopsilotreta cretaceaSp. novValidWichard et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA member of the family Odontoceridae.PalaeosiberomiyaGen. et sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of the family Dysoneuridae. The type species is P. zugzwanga.ProtobaikalopsycheFam. nov., Gen. et sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of Annulipalpia belonging to the new family Protobaikalopsychidae. The type species is P. rossica.ProtorodiniaGen. et sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of the family Leptoceridae. The type species is P. khasurtensis. Purbimodus parvulus Sp. nov Valid Sukatsheva & Aristov Early Cretaceous Khasurty locality A member of the family Vitimotauliidae.SententimiyaGen. et sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of the family Psychomyiidae. The type species is S. wichardi.ShadareniskiaGen. et sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of the family Hydrobiosidae. The type species is S. inambularia.SiberocretopetusGen. et sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of the family Glossosomatidae. The type species is S. ekaterinae.SiberoprostoriaGen. et sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of the family Hydrobiosidae. The type species is S. archaeoscriptor.StyxowiaGen. et sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of the family Polycentropodidae. The type species is S. predponimania.SusurimiyaGen. et sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of the family Psychomyiidae. The type species is S. transbaikalica.TerminoptysmaFam. nov., Gen. et sp. novValidMelnitsky & Ivanov in Kopylov et al.Early CretaceousA member of Protomeropina belonging to the new family Terminoptysmatidae. The type species is T. contradictoria.Wormaldia cercifurcataSp. novValidWichard, Müller & WangLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA species of Wormaldia.Wormaldia cercilongaSp. novValidWichard, Müller & WangLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA species of Wormaldia.Wormaldia squamosaSp. novValidWichard, Müller & WangLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA species of Wormaldia.Wormaldia transversaSp. novValidWichard, Müller & WangLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberA species of Wormaldia.
Clade Antliophora Dipterans