title: On the systematic position of Electrocrania Kusnezov, 1941 with the description of a new species from Baltic amber (Lepidoptera: Micropterigidae).
abstract: A new fossil species of Electrocrania Kusnezov is described, i.e. Electrocrania michalskii sp. nov. The male moth in Baltic amber is in a sufficiently good condition to allow its assignment to the family Micropterigidae on the basis of four re-cognized autapomorphies of this family (Kristensen 1998). The unique venation of the specimen places it in the genus Electrocrania stat. rev. and allows a redescription of that genus that has recently been treated as synonym of Micropterix Hübner. It is argued that Electrocrania is a distinct genus within Micropterigidae that is not associated with Micropterix, but probably can be assigned to the "Northern Hemisphere genera"-lineage of Micropterigidae.
authors.affiliation: Naturkundliche Gesellschaft, Josef-Waach-Str. 13, A-5023 Salzburg.; Email: michael.kurz@gmx.at.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurz
mesh_terms: D018647:Amber / Q000737:chemistry; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001454:Baltic States; D049628:Body Size; D005580:Fossils / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size
chemical_list: D018647:Amber