
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.
amber, Kachin amber, entomology, Cretaceous, new taxa, Yuripopovinidae, Heteroptera, taxonomy, Burmese amber, fossil resin, insects, systematics, fossils, Pentatomomorpha, paleontology
amber, Kachin amber, entomology, Cretaceous, new taxa, Yuripopovinidae, Heteroptera, taxonomy, Burmese amber, fossil resin, insects, systematics, fossils, Pentatomomorpha, paleontology
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