A peculiar large-eyed aposematic bug Miropictopallium coloradmonens n. gen., n. sp. (Heteroptera: Pentatomomorpha: Yuripopovinidae) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber

Authors

  • Dolev Fabrikant The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel; Dolev.fabrikant@mail.huji.ac.il https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4388-4026
  • Tania Novoselska The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Israel National Center for Biodiversity Studies, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel; Tania@tauex.tau.ac.il https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6900-1913

Keywords:

Heteroptera, Pentatomomorpha, Cretaceous, amber, Burmese amber, fossil resins, fossils, new taxa, paleontology, taxonomy

Abstract

Miropictopallium coloradmonens, a new genus and a new species are described and illustrated in the family Yuripopovinidae, based on two specimens from the mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber. The documented diversity of the Yuripopovinidae is thus increased to 15 species in 12 genera. The new genus possesses a number of distinct morphological characteristics for this family including very large eyes, intricate body colour pattern and enlarged scutellum. In addition, the new genus has unfused costal and subcostal veins on the tegmen, a character previously not reported from amber-preserved members of the family. The diagnostic characters of the family are discussed in light of the new descriptions. The newly discovered features prompt some implications towards understanding of the palaeoecology and palaeobiodiversity of the fossil Coreoidea.

To cite: Fabrikant, D. & Novoselska, T. 2024. A peculiar large-eyed aposematic bug Miropictopallium coloradmonens n. gen., n. sp. (Heteroptera: Pentatomomorpha: Yuripopovinidae) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber. Israel Journal of Entomology 53: 1–23.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10848699
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Reconstruction of Miropictopallium coloradmonens

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2024-03-23

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