A new fossil silverfish (Zygentoma: Insecta) in Mesozoic Burmese amber

Two fossil silverfish preserved in Burmese amber (dated from the Cretaceous: Upper Albian, 100–110 MY) are described in the new genus and species Burmalepisma cretacicum (Lepismatidae: Lepismatinae). The fossil species is characterized mainly by its chaetotaxy.