Systematic Position of the Fossil Burrower Bug Eocenocydnus lisi Popov, 2019 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Cydnidae) Revealed by a Parallel/Cross-Eyed Viewing Method Used for Obtaining Three-Dimensional Images

Insects. 2022 Dec 24;14(1):22. doi: 10.3390/insects14010022.

Abstract

The fossil burrower bug Eocenocydnus lisi described from the Late Eocene of the Isle of Wight, UK, is analysed using a parallel, cross-eyed viewing method. The species, tentatively placed in the subfamily Sehirinae, is redescribed and its systematic position is discussed. Newly recovered morphological characteristics allow it to be placed in the tribe Cydnini of the subfamily Cydninae.

Keywords: Isle of Wight; Late Eocene; fossil bugs; new subfamily placement; new tribal placement; parallel, cross-eyed viewing method; redescription; systematic position.

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