A Guide to Amber Insects of China

Author: Hong Youchong
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book is the latest scientific research of well-known paleoentomologist Hong Youchong, who spent 26 years (1972—1998) collecting and conducting in-depth research on amber insect specimens from Fushun, China. It is the first and only amber insect catalog in the fields of paleontology and entomology in China. The book introduces insects in the Class Insecta, including 9 new families, 5 new subfamilies, 8 new tribes, 185 new genera, and 172 new species, all of which are newly published for the first time. The book contains 48 color photographs of species, making it the only publication of its kind in similar works worldwide.
Hong Youchong's research on amber insects from Fushun, China, is a significant contribution to the development of paleoentomology in the country. This book is the first systematic monograph on amber insects in Chinese history and the only amber insect catalog in paleontology and entomology to date. Its publication has made important contributions to the advancement of paleoentomology in China. The book is rich in data and has a rigorous structure, making it a rare scientific work. It records 223 species of amber insects produced in coal mines in Fushun, Liaoning, China over the years, belonging to 8 orders. Among them, 9 new families, 5 new subfamilies, 8 new tribes, 185 new genera, and 172 new species have been newly discovered, forming a vast and rare new group of organisms.
For each species discussed in the book, there are detailed illustrations of the insect's body characteristics. The book also integrates ancient and modern insect research methods, insect ecostratigraphy, paleogeography, paleoclimatology, and biostratigraphy to provide a comprehensive and reliable analysis of classification and evolutionary relationships.
The book is divided into two parts: the first part introduces the geological background of amber formation, while the second part elaborates on the systematic classification of insects, which is the core of the book.