A new scale insect of the extinct family Weitschatidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

Zootaxa. 2018 Apr 11;4407(3):427-434. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4407.3.9.

Abstract

A new genus and species of the extinct family Weitschatidae, Criniverticillus longicumulus gen. et sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha), is described and illustrated from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. The new species is based on a fossil specimen with complete body, wings and antennae. The family diagnosis is updated to include similarities between Criniverticillus, Pseudoweitschatus and Weitschatus. An identification key to species of Weitschatidae is provided.

Keywords: Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Myanmar amber, Albian-Cenomanian.

MeSH terms

  • Amber
  • Animals
  • Fossils
  • Hemiptera*
  • Insecta

Substances

  • Amber