A new genus and species of burrower bugs (Heteroptera: Cydnidae) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber
Author
Wang, Yijia
Author
Du, Sile
Author
Yao, Yunzhi
Author
Ren, Dong
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-04-12
4585
2
351
359
journal article
27322
10.11646/zootaxa.4585.2.8
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Genus
Punctacorona
Wang, Du, Yao & Ren
gen. nov.
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Type
species.
Punctacorona triplosticha
sp. nov.
Diagnosis.
Clypeus longer than paraclypei, with 4 peg-like setae marginally, paraclypei with 6 peg-like setae marginally, all marginal setigerous punctures arising from its own well-developed tubercle; ocelli present (
Fig. 2A, B
). Pronotum trapezoidal, almost parallel-sided, anterior angles expanded, coxal combs scale-like. Scutellum triangular, about 2 times longer than claval commissure. Clavus with 3 rows of coarse punctures (
Fig. 3
); claval commissure present; evaporatorium on metapleuron extensive, covering most of segment, very large, with mycoid micro sculpture (
Fig. 4 D, I
), metapleuron neighboring to posterior margin of evaporatorium carinate (
Fig. 2B
;
Fig. 4D
); R+M separated from C+Sc at 1/5 of corium, anterior margin of forewing angulated.
Etymology
. The generic name is a combination of the Latin
Punct
- (“Little dot”) and
corona
(referring its clypeus longer than paraclypei, with peg-like setae), gender feminine.
Distribution
.
Myanmar
.