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This list of 2025 in paleoentomology records new fossil insect taxa that are to be described during the year, as well as documents significant paleoentomology discoveries and events which occurred during that year.

Clade Amphiesmenoptera

Trichopterans

Trichopteran research

• Shcherbakov (2025) reinterprets purported thysanuran Planocephalus aselloides from the Eocene Florissant Formation (Colorado, United States) as a hydropsychid caddisfly and a senior synonym of Hydropsyche scudderi. ^[1]

Clade Antliophora

Dipterans

Brachycerans

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images
Eodromyia rovnoensis [2]	Sp. nov	Valid	Shamshev in Shamshev, Perkovsky & Legalov	Eocene	Rovno amber	Ukraine	A member of the family Hybotidae belonging to the subfamily Tachydromiinae.
Eoplatypalpus [3]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Shamshev, Vasilenko & Perkovsky	Eocene	Sakhalin amber	Russia (  Sakhalin Oblast)	A member of the family Hybotidae. The type species is E. sachalinensis.
Guamaimengia [4]	Gen. et sp. nov		Zhang, Zhang & Zhang	Early Cretaceous	Laiyang Formation	China	A member of the family Eremochaetidae. The type species is G. laiyangensis.

Nematocerans

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images
Bryophaenocladius zealandiae [5]	Sp. nov	Valid	Baranov in Baranov et al.	Oligocene (Chattian)	Pomahaka Formation	New Zealand	A species of Bryophaenocladius .
Ellipteroides (Jantares) hansi [6]	Sp. nov	Valid	Kania-Kłosok et al.	Eocene	Baltic amber	Europe (Baltic Sea region)	A species of Ellipteroides .
Pterosis extinctus [5]	Sp. nov	Valid	Baranov in Baranov et al.	Oligocene (Chattian)	Pomahaka Formation	New Zealand	A member of the family Chironomidae.

Mecopterans

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Location	Notes	Images
Ctenobittacus [7]	Nom. nov	Valid	Villet	Middle Triassic	Tongchuan Formation	China	A hangingfly; a replacement name for Ctenophlebia Hong (2009).

Clade Coleopterida

Coleopterans

Adephaga

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images
Copelatus chiapas [8]	Sp. nov	Valid	Hájek et al.	Miocene	Mexican amber	Mexico	A species of Copelatus .

Polyphaga

Bostrichiformia

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images
Burmostrichus [9]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Háva & Zahradník	Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)	Kachin amber	Myanmar	A member of the family Bostrichidae. The type species is B. brunneus.
Granulobium perkovskyi [10]	Sp. nov	Valid	Legalov in Legalov & Legalov	Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)	Kachin amber	Myanmar	A member of the family Ptinidae belonging to the subfamily Eucradinae and the tribe Hedobiini.

Cucujiformia

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images
Olmia [11]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Legalov & Perkovsky in Legalov, Vasilenko & Perkovsky	Eocene	Rovno amber	Ukraine	A member of the family Mycetophagidae. The type species is O. drevlyanica.

Elateriformia

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images
Cretadystaxia [12]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Legalov	Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)	Kachin amber	Myanmar	A member of the family Schizopodidae. The type species is C. burmanica.
Sucinorhagonycha pugachensis [13]	Sp. nov	Valid	Kazantsev & Perkovsky in Kazantsev, Legalov & Perkovsky	Eocene	Rovno amber	Ukraine	A soldier beetle.

Other Polyphaga

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images
Benemerita [14]	Gen. et sp. nov	Disputed	Molino-Olmedo	Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)	Kachin amber	Myanmar	Originally described as a member of the family Ptinidae belonging to the subfamily Dryophilinae; subsequently argued by Legalov & Legalov (2025) to be a member of the family Cerophytidae and a junior synonym of Amberophytum . [10] The type species is B. burmitica. Published online in 2025, but the issue date is listed as December 2024.

Coleopteran research

• Bao et al. (2025) redescribe Tigrivia baii . ^[15]
• Click beetle larvae belonging to the subfamily Pityobiinae and likely to the tribe Tibionemini are identified in the Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Kachin amber from Myanmar by Kundrata et al. (2025). ^[16]

Hymenopterans

Symphyta

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images
Cretovelona [17]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Vilhelmsen, Nakamine & Yamamoto in Vilhelmsen et al.	Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian)	Kachin amber	Myanmar	A member of Orussoidea. The type species is C. orussopteryx.
Madygella fujiyama [18]	Sp. nov	Valid	Oyama et al.	Late Triassic (Carnian)	Momonoki Formation	Japan	A member of the family Xyelidae.
Ominexyela [18]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Oyama et al.	Late Triassic (Carnian)	Momonoki Formation	Japan	A member of the family Xyelidae. The type species is O. ishidai.
Samarkandykia haradai [18]	Sp. nov	Valid	Oyama et al.	Late Triassic (Carnian)	Momonoki Formation	Japan	A member of the family Xyelidae.
Samarkandykia noharai [18]	Sp. nov	Valid	Oyama et al.	Late Triassic (Carnian)	Momonoki Formation	Japan	A member of the family Xyelidae.

Apocrita

Apoidea

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images
Leioproctus (Otagocolletes) barrydonovani [19]	Sp. nov	Valid	Engel & Kaulfuss	Miocene (Langhian)	Hindon Maar Lagerstätte	New Zealand	A species of Leioproctus .

Megalyroidea

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images
Megacoxa brazideci [20]	Sp. nov	Valid	Vilhelmsen et al.	Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian)	Kachin amber	Myanmar	A member of the family Megalyridae.
Megacoxa gungner [20]	Sp. nov	Valid	Vilhelmsen et al.	Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian)	Kachin amber	Myanmar	A member of the family Megalyridae.
Megacoxa mjoelner [20]	Sp. nov	Valid	Vilhelmsen et al.	Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian)	Kachin amber	Myanmar	A member of the family Megalyridae.

Vespoidea

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images
Siccibythus aristovi [21]	Sp. nov	Valid	Wang, Rasnitsyn, Perkovsky & Vilhelmsen in Wang et al.	Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)	Kachin amber	Myanmar	A member of the family Falsiformicidae.
Siccibythus robustus [21]	Sp. nov	Valid	Wang, Rasnitsyn, Perkovsky & Vilhelmsen in Wang et al.	Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)	Kachin amber	Myanmar	A member of the family Falsiformicidae.

Clade Neuropterida

Neuropterans

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images
Blittersdorffia evanescens [22]	Sp. nov	Valid	Bueno et al.	Early Cretaceous	Crato Formation	Brazil	An antlion.
Danomantispa [23]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Makarkin, Perkovsky & Nielsen	Eocene	Fur Formation	Denmark	A member of the family Mantispidae belonging to the subfamily Drepanicinae. The type species is D. frandseni.
Diegopteryx cearensis [22]	Sp. nov	Valid	Bueno et al.	Early Cretaceous	Crato Formation	Brazil	An antlion.
Diegopteryx pulcherrima [22]	Comb. nov	Valid	(Martins-Neto & Vulcano)	Early Cretaceous	Crato Formation	Brazil	An antlion. Moved from Blittersdorffia pulcherrima Martins-Neto & Vulcano (1997); senior synonym of Diegopteryx raptoria Martins-Neto & Rodrigues (2010).
Diegopteryx rafaeli [22]	Sp. nov	Valid	Bueno et al.	Early Cretaceous	Crato Formation	Brazil	An antlion.

Neuropteran research

• Evidence from the study of larvae preserved in the Cretaceous Kachin amber from Myanmar, interpreted as indicative of greater morphological diversity of nymphid larvae compared to the present, is presented by Buchner et al. (2025). ^[24]

Clade Palaeoptera

Odonatopterans

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images
Koreapodagrion [25]	Gen. et sp. nov		Nel, Nam & Jouault	Early Cretaceous (Albian)	Jinju Formation	South Korea	A "megapodagrionid" damselfly. The type species is K. coloratus.
Stenolestes oeningenensis [26]	Sp. nov		Boderau et al.	Miocene	Öhningen site	Germany	A sieblosiid damselfly.

Clade †Paoliidea

†Paoliida

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Location	Notes	Images
Permotermopsis gallica [27]	Sp. nov		Boderau et al.	Permian (late Kungurian)	Salagou Formation	France	A member of the family Paoliidae.

Clade Paraneoptera

Hemipterans

Sternorrhyncha

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Location	Notes	Images
Karaovisiphum [28]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Węgierek in Węgierek et al.	Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)	Karabastau Formation	Kazakhstan	An aphid belonging to the family Oviparosiphidae. The type species is K. inventum.

Psocodea

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Location	Notes	Images
Archipsocus palaeosinicus [29]	Sp. nov		Jouault & Zhuang	Miocene	Zhangpu amber	China	A species of Archipsocus .

Psocodean research

• Cai et al. (2025) report the discovery of the oldest louse eggs known to date, found on feathers of a bird belonging to the group Enantiornithes preserved in the Cretaceous Kachin amber from Myanmar. ^[30]

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24. Buchner, L.; Linhart, S.; Braig, F.; Haug, G. T.; Weiterschan, T.; Haug, C.; Haug, J. T. (2025). "New Data Indicate Larger Decline in Morphological Diversity in Split-Footed Lacewing Larvae than Previously Estimated". Insects. 16 (2). 125. doi: 10.3390/insects16020125 .
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29. Jouault, C.; Zhuang, Y.-H. (2025). "A new Archipsocidae (Psocodea: Psocomorpha) from the middle Miocene Zhangpu amber, China". Palaeoworld. doi: 10.1016/j.palwor.2025.200923 .
30. Cai, C.; Johnson, K. P.; Fu, Y.; Gustafsson, D. R.; Azar, D.; Su, Y.; Xuan, Q.; Engel, M. S.; Huang, D. (2025). "Cretaceous chewing louse eggs of enantiornithine birds". National Science Review. 12 (2). nwae479. doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwae479 . PMC   11761765 .