Cretaceous inclusions in Burmese amber throw a new light on the evolution of the Meropeidae (Mecoptera)

The family Meropidae is a small, strongly relict group of scorpionflies (Mecoptera), comprising six species: three fossil and three recent ones. A characteristic feature of the family is the forceps of the male genitalia which resemble the cerci of Dermaptera. A male of a recently described Cretaceous species Burmomerope clara Zhao and Wang, 2016 is herein described for the first time based on a well-preserved fossil from Burmese amber of...