Palerasnitsynus

Palerasnitsynus; Temporal range: Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Trichoptera
Family:	Psychomyiidae
Genus:	† Palerasnitsynus
Species:	†P. ohlhoffi
Binomial name
	†Palerasnitsynus ohlhoffi; Wichard, Ross, & Ross, 2011
Other species
	P. aggregatus; P. queqiaoi; P. xiuqiu;

Last updated October 20, 2025

Palerasnitsynus is a genus of extinct caddisfly that existed during the Late Albian Cretaceous of Myanmar. It is known from two specimens trapped in amber; one of these is of the type species Palerasnitsynus ohlhoffi, and the species of the second has not been identified.^[1]

References

1 2 Wichard, W.; Ross, E. & Ross, A.J. (2011). "Palerasnitsynus gen. n. (Trichoptera, Psychomyiidae) from Burmese amber". ZooKeys (130): 323–330. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.130.1449 . PMC 3260769 . PMID 22259286. As cited in Clapham, M. (2012-01-10). "W. Wichard et al. 2011". Paleobiology Database . Retrieved 21 Jan 2012.

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[wichardetal-1] 1 2 Wichard, W.; Ross, E. & Ross, A.J. (2011). "Palerasnitsynus gen. n. (Trichoptera, Psychomyiidae) from Burmese amber". ZooKeys (130): 323–330. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.130.1449 . PMC 3260769 . PMID 22259286. As cited in Clapham, M. (2012-01-10). "W. Wichard et al. 2011". Paleobiology Database . Retrieved 21 Jan 2012.

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