A new species of Cretodorus (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoroidea: Mimarachnidae) from Upper Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar

doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104988

A new species of Cretodorus (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoroidea: Mimarachnidae) from Upper Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar

A new species of Mimarachnidae, Cretodorus rostellatus sp. nov., with well-preserved male genitalia is described from the Upper Cretaceous (lowermost Cenomanian) Burmese amber. Diagnostic features of the genus Cretodorus are reviewed. The paedomorphic nature of this family are discussed, including sensory pits, median carinae, tarsal segment.

Publication:

Cretaceous Research

Pub Date:

December 2021

DOI:

10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104988

Bibcode:

2021CrRes.12804988Z

Keywords:

Fulgoroidea;
Planthopper;
Mesozoic;
Fossil;
Palaeodiversity;
Taxonomy

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A new species of Cretodorus (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoroidea: Mimarachnidae) from Upper Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar

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