fossil species, Lophioneurida
† Iotacypha zherikhini
Nomenclatural details Iotacypha zherikhini Shcherbakov, Bashkuev & Shmakov, 2024: 274 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 a... Read More