Confocal data of Omma forte, holotype, NIGP176634

This dataset contains the raw confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) slices for the holotype of <em>Omma forte</em> (NIGP176634) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Additional confocal data for <em>Omma</em> cf. <em>manukyani</em> (NIGP176635) are also provided. This dataset is associated with the publication "New species of <em>Omma </em>Newman from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Archostemata: Ommatidae)" (DOI:10.3897/dez.68.74174). Confocal images were obtained with a Zeiss LSM710 confocal laser scanning microscope, using 488 nm Argon laser excitation line. The original CZI files are provided, which could be opened by the ZEISS ZEN software.