2014 in paleoentomology

This paleoentomology list records new fossil insect taxa that were described during the year 2014, as well as notes other significant paleoentomology discoveries and events which occurred during that year.

Clade Amphiesmenoptera

Trichoptera Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAcisarcuatusGen. et sp. novValidLiu et al.Middle JurassicJiulongshan FormationA necrotauliid caddisfly. Type species is Acisarcuatus variradius.BembridgeaGen. et sp. novValidSukatshevaLate EoceneBembridge MarlsA phryganeid caddisfly. Type species is Bembridgea insularia.PaleodicellaGen. et sp. novValidSukatshevaLate EoceneBembridge MarlsA caddisfly of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Type species is Paleodicella anomala.?Plectrocnemia incompletaSp. novValidSukatshevaLate EoceneBembridge MarlsA polycentropodid caddisfly, possibly a species of Plectrocnemia.Wormaldia longaevaSp. novValidSukatshevaLate EoceneBembridge MarlsA philopotamid caddisfly, a species of Wormaldia.

Clade Antliophora Diptera Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesArchiaustroconops annaeSp. novValidChoufani, Azar & NelEarly CretaceousA member of Ceratopogonidae, a species of Archiaustroconops.Archiaustroconops dominiakaeSp. novValidChoufani, Azar & NelEarly CretaceousA member of Ceratopogonidae, a species of Archiaustroconops.Archiaustroconops hammanensisSp. novValidChoufani, Azar & NelEarly CretaceousA member of Ceratopogonidae, a species of Archiaustroconops.Archirhagio mostovskiiSp. novDisputedZhangLatest Middle Jurassic (Callovian) or earliest Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)Daohugou BedsAn archisargid brachyceran, a species of Archirhagio. Wang et al. (2017) consider this species to be a synonym of Archirhagio zhangi Zhang, Yang & Ren in Zhang et al. (2009), while Zhang (2017) maintains it as a distinct species.Archirhagio variusSp. novValidZhangLatest Middle Jurassic (Callovian) or earliest Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)Daohugou BedsAn archisargid brachyceran, a species of Archirhagio.Archistempellina perkovskyiSp. novValidZakrzewska & GiłkaEoceneBaltic amber Rovno amberGdańsk Bay coastA non-biting midge of the tribe Tanytarsini, a species of Archistempellina.Bibio crassinervisSp. novValidSkartveit & PikaMioceneA species of Bibio.Brachineura polessicaSp. novValidFedotova & PerkovskyLate EoceneA gall midge found in Rovno amber, a species of Brachineura.Bradysia aliciaeSp. novValidRamírez & AlonsoPleistoceneA member of Sciaridae.BurmapogonGen. et sp. novValidDikow & GrimaldiCretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian)Burmese amberAn asilid fly found in Burmese amber. The type species is Burmapogon bruckschi.CretagasterGen. et sp. novValidDikow & GrimaldiLate Cretaceous (Turonian)New Jersey AmberAn asilid fly. The type species is Cretagaster raritanensis.Culicoides doyeniSp. novValidChoufani et al.Late Cretaceous (middle Cenomanian to early Santonian, 97–85 Ma)A member of Ceratopogonidae, a species of Culicoides.Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) balticaSp. novValidKaniaEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A species of Dicranomyia.Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) ewaSp. novValidKaniaEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A species of Dicranomyia.Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) succinicaSp. novValidKaniaEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A species of Dicranomyia.Dicranomyia (Melanolimonia) krzeminskiiSp. novValidKaniaEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A species of Dicranomyia.Dilophus pumilioSp. novValidSkartveit & PikaMioceneA species of Dilophus.Dissup claususSp. novValidZhang, Yang and RenEarly Cretaceous Yixian FormationAn eremochaetid fly, a species of Dissup.DominimyzaGen. et sp. novValidPoinarTertiaryA sciomyzid fly found in Dominican amber. The type species is Dominimyza tanyacaena.EoatrichopsGen. et sp. novValidMyskowiak & NelEarly EoceneAn ibis fly. The type species is Eoatrichops jeanbernardi.Eotrichocera (Archaeotrichocera) amabilisSp. novValidDong, Shih & RenMiddle JurassicJiulongshan FormationA trichocerid fly, a species of Eotrichocera.Eotrichocera (Archaeotrichocera) longensisSp. novValidDong, Shih & RenMiddle JurassicJiulongshan FormationA trichocerid fly, a species of Eotrichocera.Eremomukha (Eremomukha) angustaSp. novValidZhangEarly CretaceousYixian FormationAn eremochaetid fly, a species of Eremomukha.Eremomukha (Eremomukha) tenuissimaSp. novValidZhangEarly CretaceousYixian FormationAn eremochaetid fly, a species of Eremomukha.GalloatherixGen. et sp. novValidNel, de Ploëg & PerrichotCretaceous (late Albian or early Cenomanian)Originally classified as an athericid fly; Grimaldi (2016) considered it to be a member of Tabanomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement, probably a basal tabanomorph. The type species is Galloatherix incompletus.Helius ewaSp. novValidKrzemiński, Kania & AzarEarly CretaceousA limoniid fly, a species of Helius.Helius fossilisSp. novValidKaniaEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A species of Helius.Helius gedanicusSp. novValidKaniaEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A species of Helius.Helius hoffeinsorumSp. novValidKaniaEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A species of Helius.Helius similisSp. novValidKaniaEoceneBaltic amberEurope (Baltic Sea coast)A species of Helius.Kovalevisargus haifanggouensisSp. novValidZhangLatest Middle Jurassic (Callovian) or earliest Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)Daohugou BedsA kovalevisargid brachyceran, a species of Kovalevisargus.Lebanoculicoides daheriSp. novValidChoufani, Azar & NelEarly CretaceousA member of Ceratopogonidae, a species of Lebanoculicoides.Ledomyia olgaeSp. novValidFedotova & PerkovskyLate EoceneA gall midge found in Rovno amber, a species of Ledomyia.Lepteremochaetus elegansSp. novValidZhangEarly CretaceousYixian FormationAn eremochaetid fly, a species of Lepteremochaetus.Leptoconops (Leptoconops) gravesiSp. novValidChoufani et al.Late Cretaceous (middle Cenomanian to early Santonian, 97–85 Ma)A member of Ceratopogonidae, a species of Leptoconops.Leptotarsus buscalioniaeSp. novValidRibeiro & LukashevichEarly Cretaceous (late Barremian)La Huérguina Limestone FormationA crane fly, a species of Leptotarsus.Leptotarsus contractusSp. novValidRibeiro & LukashevichEarly Cretaceous (late Barremian)La Huérguina Limestone FormationA crane fly, a species of Leptotarsus.Leptotarsus cretaceusSp. novValidRibeiro & LukashevichEarly Cretaceous (Aptian to Albian)Santana FormationA crane fly, a species of Leptotarsus.Leptotarsus grimaldiiSp. novValidRibeiro & LukashevichEarly Cretaceous (Aptian to Albian)Santana FormationA crane fly, a species of Leptotarsus.Leptotarsus ibericusSp. novValidRibeiro & LukashevichEarly Cretaceous (late Barremian)La Huérguina Limestone FormationA crane fly, a species of Leptotarsus.Leptotarsus martinsnetoiSp. novValidRibeiro & LukashevichEarly Cretaceous (Aptian to Albian)Santana FormationA crane fly, a species of Leptotarsus.MatunaGen. et sp. novValidStebner & Solórzano KraemerMioceneA psychodid fly. The type species is Matuna bechlyi.Metanephrocerus belgardeaeSp. novValidArchibald, Kehlmaier & MathewesYpresianKlondike Mountain FormationA pipunculid fly, a species of Metanephrocerus.Metanephrocerus groehniSp. novValidKehlmaier & SkevingtonPriabonianBaltic amberA pipunculid fly, a species of Metanephrocerus.Metanephrocerus hoffeinsorumSp. novValidKehlmaier & SkevingtonPriabonianBaltic amberA pipunculid fly, a species of Metanephrocerus.Microphorites magaliaeSp. novValidPerrichot & EngelLate Cretaceous (middle Cenomanian to early Santonian, 97–85 Ma)A member of Dolichopodidae, a species of Microphorites.Nannotanyderus oliviaeSp. novValidSkibińska, Krzemiński & CoramEarly Jurassic (Sinemurian)A tanyderid fly, a species of Nannotanyderus.NascenslunaGen. et sp. novValidFedotova & PerkovskyLate EoceneA gall midge found in Rovno amber. The type species is Nascensluna mellea.NotoatherixGen. et sp. novValidOberprieler & YeatesLate JurassicTalbragar Fish BedA member of Athericidae. The type species is Notoatherix antiqua.NovisargusGen. et sp. novValidZhangLatest Middle Jurassic (Callovian) or earliest Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)Daohugou BedsAn archisargid brachyceran. The type species is Novisargus rarus.Ovisargus (Ovisargus) singulusSp. novValidZhangLatest Middle Jurassic (Callovian) or earliest Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)Daohugou BedsAn archisargid brachyceran, a species of Ovisargus.PalaeoboreochlusGen. et sp. novValidBaranov & Andersen in Baranov, Andersen & PerkovskyLate EoceneA podonomine chironomid fly found in Rovno amber. The type species is Palaeoboreochlus inornatus.PalaeosystenusGen. et comb. novValidGrichanov, Negrobov & SelivanovaLate Eocene or early OligoceneBaltic amberEurope(Baltic Sea coast)A member of the family Dolichopodidae belonging to the subfamily Medeterinae. The type species is "Porphyrops" succinorum Meunier (1907).Philosepedon apozonalliiSp. novValidStebner & Solórzano KraemerMioceneA psychodid fly, a species of Philosepedon.Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) bolontikuiSp. novValidIbáñez-Bernal et al.MioceneA moth fly, a species of Pintomyia.Plecia macilentaSp. novValidSkartveit & PikaMioceneA species of Plecia.PopovineuraGen. et sp. novValidFedotova & PerkovskyLate EoceneA gall midge found in Rovno amber. The type species is Popovineura nacta.PriabonaGen. et comb. novValidArchibald, Kehlmaier & MathewesPriabonianFlorissant FormationA pipunculid fly; a new genus for "Protonephrocerus" florissantius Carpenter and Hull.Protoculicoides krzeminskiiSp. novValidChoufani, Azar & NelEarly CretaceousA member of Ceratopogonidae. Originally described as a species of Protoculicoides; Szadziewski et al. (2016) transferred it to the genus Archiaustroconops, while Borkent (2019) transferred it to the genus Gerontodacus.Psychoda rustiSp. novValidStebner & Solórzano KraemerMioceneA psychodid fly, a species of Psychoda.Psychoda tzotziliSp. novValidStebner & Solórzano KraemerMioceneA psychodid fly, a species of Psychoda.QiyiaGen. et sp. novValidChen et al.Middle Jurassic Daohugou BedsAn athericid fly. The type species is Qiyia jurassica.Reliquantha eocenaSp. novValidRoháčekMiddle EoceneBaltic amber (Kaliningrad Oblast)An anthomyzid fly.Rhizomyia parkaloviSp. novValidFedotova & PerkovskyLate EoceneRovno amberA gall midge.RovnobrachineuraGen. et sp. novValidFedotova & PerkovskyLate EoceneRovno amberA gall midge. The type species is R. kiryeyevi.Sharasargus maculusSp. novValidZhangLatest Middle Jurassic (Callovian) or earliest Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)Daohugou BedsAn archisargid brachyceran, a species of Sharasargus.SimilsciophilaGen. et 2 sp. novValidShi, Shih & RenMiddle Jurassic Jiulongshan FormationA mesosciophilid nematoceran fly. Genus contains two species: Similsciophila singularis and Similsciophila sinuata.Stempellinella ivanovaeSp. novValidZakrzewska & GiłkaEoceneA non-biting midge of the tribe Tanytarsini, a species of Stempellinella.SystenitesGen. et comb. novValidGrichanov, Negrobov & SelivanovaLutetianBaltic amberA Medeterinae Dolichopodidae. The type species is "Porphyrops" inclyta Meunier (1907); genus also includes "Porphyrops" arguta Meunier (1907) and "Xiphandrium" splendidum Meunier (1907).TabanisargusGen. et sp. novValidZhangLatest Middle Jurassic (Callovian) or earliest Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)Daohugou BedsAn archisargid brachyceran. The type species is Tabanisargus daohugouensis.Trichomyia axeliSp. novValidStebner & Solórzano KraemerMioceneMexican amberA psychodid fly, a species of Trichomyia.Trichomyia richardiSp. novValidStebner & Solórzano KraemerMioceneMexican AmberA psychodid fly, a species of Trichomyia.

Mecoptera