Dominican Amber
Item 129
Elongated piece of Dominican amber that contains 3 or 4 platypodid beetles, Coleoptera, Platypodidae. There is some wood debris scattered in this piece.
Item 130
Nice sized piece with a smallish nymph of a planthopper, Homoptera. Some cloudy areas in this piece. - part of a wing also.
Item 131
Nearly spherical, this medium sized piece contains a very nice fungus gnat near the top, Diptera, Mycetophilidae.
Item 132
For some reason I love crane flies, Diptera, Tipulidae. Their legs are normally pulled off since they break easily in the resin.
Item 133
If you like botanical specimens, you will love this one. Lots of stuff to keep you interested. There is a nice stamen, a few 'twigs' (rather small to be twigs though) and what I think is part of a leaf. Good piece, good price.
Item 134
A good piece of moss is always something that sends shivers down my spine. You will like this one. Clear and easily seen.
Item 135
Back half of a bristletail, 1 wasp (maybe a webspinner, but I doubt it) and a moth fly. This is not the piece you buy for the insects, buy it for the size, since it is large, and the insects are only fair.
Item 136
This is a cool piece. It is rather a dark amber color. There is a small primitive fly, Nematocera, but it has a very nice male winged ant, Hymenoptera, Dolichoderinae (?). There is a decomposition bubble emanating from the abdomen, which is not common in ants (termites, yes, ants no).
Item 137
Nice size, very interesting piece. There is some surface glazing, but does not interfere at all with specimen. there is 2 tropical stingless bees that are inside an amber tube. That is, one amber flow caught the bees and then another and another flow came over them. The bees are visible, but are occluded by some air bubbles.
Item 138
Item 139
Amber without animals - actually most amber does not have animals. But this does have some very interesting air bubbles. One bubble has a bubble within a bubble. That indicates that the bubble really has water in it - 24 million year old water.
Item 141
Very nice cab shape, clear with great color. There is one animal in the sea of yellow, a wasp, Hymenoptera.
Item 142
A fun piece of amber. There must be a half dozen platypodid beetles in this piece, Coleoptera, Platypodidae.
Item 143
This is a fantastic piece. It has a beautiful bark beetle, Coleoptera, Scolytidae. The sharp thing is that attached to this beetle are 1 or 2 hitchhiking beetles. One is just on the leg and the other might be on the side of the beetle (not quite sure on the one on the side).
Item 145
An interesting piece. First, this does have a surface crazing - common in some of the Dominican ambers. But inside are a number of cool beetles, There are 7 bark beetles, Scodytidae and 2 Colydiidae beetles (cylindrical bark beetles, of the genus Bitoma. If you like beetles, this is a beetle fest.
Item 146
Rather interesting piece. There is a large cricket in here. It is partly hidden by the forest litter debris, but you can see it. Shows better on the scan.
Item 147
Two termites. These are the ones that are that at right angles to each other. There are some 25 million year old air bubbles, some organic matter and two black scavenger flies, Diptera, Scatopsida.
Item 149
If you like planthoppers, go no further. Here is a great one, Homoptera, Achinidae. And yes, that is a mite in front of the planthopper.
Item 150
Rather shaped like a strange pyramid, this amber contains 2 leaf beetles, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae and a planthopper, Fulgoridea.
Item 151
Fun and informative. This does have a fungus gnat, Diptera, Mycetophilidae and 2 planthopper nymphs. This piece is cool, not because of the insects, but how it was formed. You can see that this is a cross section of a an amber tube. You can see the original amber flow and then successive layers of resin flows (like stalagmite).
Item 152
Female worker ant, Hymenoptera, Formicidae off to the side along with an immature unknown animal. There is some interesting debris scattered in this piece, guaranteed to keep you looking.
Item 153
No animals in this perfectly clear piece. But there are two great looking air bubbles. You will love looking at them.
SOLD
Item 154
Here are two argentine ants, Hymenoptera, Formicidae. They are both in the genus Linepithema and are males. The piece is small and the ants do not 'jump out at you'.
Item 155
This has 3 unusual pieces inside it. First there is a good sized leaf beetle, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae. Along with that is what may the molt of a thrip, Thysanoptera and finally there is a barklouse, Psocoptera.
SOLD
Item 156
Item 157
A March fly, Diptera, Bibionidae. Some species are abundant in the month of March (hence the common name.) The piece is small and has some surface glazing. This is a rare specimen though.
Item 158
Large piece that has at least two fungus gnats, Diptera, Mycetophilidaea. There really is a lot more in this busy, including what looks like part of a leaf (do not think it is) and some miscellaneous debris scattered inside. Fun piece and because of the size, a great value for the money.
SOLD
Item 159
Small cab, clear with a single long legged fly, Diptera, Dolichopodidae. Nice specimen with a good price.
SOLD
Item 160
A wonderful piece of Dominican amber. Smallish in size, but it is clear and has a wonderful color. There is what looks like a 'peeled' flower. Maybe better described as an exploded flower. You can even see the stamens in this guy. Very unusual and very neat.
Item 161
Here you go - this is the rare isopod - sometimes called by my daughter, a roly poly, genus Sphaeroniscidae. Rather rare in any amber, this is a nice specimen.
Item 162
I like beetles. Here is a nice rhizophag beetle, Coleoptera, Rhizophagidae. The amber is a bit on the small size, but the beetle is normal sized.
SOLD
Item 163
Wow, here is a millipede (large one at that) that shows very well. There are also some 24 million year old air bubbles scattered throughout the piece. This is a nice piece.
Copyright © 2020 Amberica West - All rights reserved.
(719) 258-9319
