Jantarineura serafini gen. et sp. nov. supports biodiversity of Protodikraneurini in Eocene amber forest of Northern Europe (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae)

A new genus and species, Jantarineura serafini Gebicki, Walczak and Swierczewski, belonging to the extinct tribe Protodikraneurini of the subfamily Typhlocybinae was described from Baltic amber. The description includes visible external characters based on a single female, especially tegminal venation. Protodikraneurini was classified as a distinctive or at least characteristic element of the fauna inhabiting ecosystems of amber forests.

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This article describes a new species found in Baltic amber, belonging to the extinct tribe Protodikraneurini. This tribe is considered a distinctive element in the amber forest ecosystems.