FOSSIL SYMPHYTA (HYMENOPTERA) IN BURMESE AMBER: REVIEW AND PROSPECT

The research of insect fossils in Cretaceous Burmese amber is one of the hotspots of current palaeoentomology. Symphyta, as an important hymenopteran group, provides us not only the evidence-based researches in origin, early evolution, phylog-eny, paleogeography and paleoecology in different geological periods, but also the crucial materials for understanding the bi-odiversity in terrestrial ecosystems. This paper reviews the history and current status in studying Burmese amber. The char-acteristics and distributions of Symphyta preserved as compressed fossils and in amber are described. We further discuss the problems, current situation and prospect of Symphyta and hope for more focus and research on Symphyta in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar.

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