A new species, Vetubrachypsectra huchengi Li, Kundrata & Cai sp. nov., is described from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber on the basis of a single adult female. The species is assigned to genus Vetubrachypsectra Qu & Cai based on its serrate antennae, long maxillary palps, presence of tibial spurs, and elytra without clear striae. Vetubrachypsectra huchengi differs distinctly from V. burmitica Qu & Cai, the only other species in the genus, in having the pedicel apically attached to the scape. Some other differences between the female of V. huchengi and the male of V. burmitica include less serrate antennae, a broader pronotal disc, a broader scutellar shield and smaller tibial spurs. However, at least some of these characters can be considered sexually dimorphic.

Department of Zoology Faculty of Science Palacky University 77146 Olomouc Czech Republic

School of Earth Sciences University of Bristol Life Sciences Building Tyndall Avenue Bristol BS8 1TQ UK

State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430078 China

State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment Chinese Academy of Sciences Nanjing 210008 China

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