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- A new insect species from a new order called Alienoptera is described based on a single male specimen found trapped in Cretaceous Burmese amber dating back around 99 million years. - The specimen, named Alienopterus brachyelytrus, displays an unusual combination of characters seen in different insect orders, including shortened forewings and fully developed hindwings similar to cockroaches, and specialized attachment pads on its legs otherwise only found in mantophasmatodeans. - A phylogenetic analysis

Author

Rafael Cedro

Language

EN