fossil species, Lophioneurida
† Retiptera brennae
Nomenclatural details Retiptera brennae Cumming, Engel, Lian & Ulitzka, 2024: 6 Biology and distribution Fossil species. Described from Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Burmit). The Thripida (Thysanoptera sensu lato) most likely derive from a group of ancient gymnosperm pollen feeders. Shcherbakov et al. (2024) suggest that Iotacyphines also fed on pollen. They may have lived in... Read More