Acanthocorona kuranishii sp. nov. Fig. 24

Material.

Holotype ♂, Burmese amber, MB.I. 5484, (MfN).

Etymology.

The species is named in honour of Ryoichi Kuranishi (Chiba, Japan), who generously donated the amber piece with the inclusion to W. Mey and the MfN.

Preservation.

Completely preserved in a round, polished piece of amber, but not clearly visible due to several fractures in the amber; numerous small bubbles of air present; wings overlapping, legs and postabdomen clearly visible.

Description.

Length of forewings 4.0 mm, antennae light brown, 25 flagellomeres, legs with strong spines.

Male genitalia (Fig. 24): segment IX with short,triangular, median prolongation in ventro-caudal view; rod-like spine on ventral apex of valvae short, apical margin of valvae with row of five denticules, no denticules on inner side before margins; one pair of basal spikes of valvae present, about 1/3 the length of valvae. Phallus not visible.