title: Palerasnitsynus gen. n. (Trichoptera, Psychomyiidae) from Burmese amber.
abstract: Palerasnitsynus ohlhoffigen. et sp. n. is described fromBurmese amber of late Albian (Lower Cretaceous) age. This is the first record of the family Psychomyiidae from Burmese amber, and the earliest fossil record of the family. The genus Palerasnitsynusgen. n. differs from all other known psychomyiid genera by the absence of fork III in the forewings.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biologie, Universität zu Köln, Gronewaldstrasse 2, D-50931 Köln, Germany.
authors.forename: Wilfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wichard
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ross