A new fossil species of the extant genus from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).

A new species of the extant staphylinid genus Moore & Legner, sp. nov., is reported from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber of northern Myanmar. is distinguishable from extant members of by the smoother dorsal surface of head, pronotum and elytra, less prominent median projection of clypeus, unnotched mesal edge of mandibles, semiglabrous antennomere 6, and longer tarsomere 1. The pollen-containing coprolite attached to the beetle and the crystals within the beetle body provide valuable information about the biology and taphonomy of the fossil.