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First Description of Fossil Naucoridae (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) from Late Mesozoic of China
Author(s) -
ZHANG Weiting,
YAO Yunzhi,
REN Dong,
ZHAO Yunyun
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
acta geologica sinica ‐ english edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1755-6724
pISSN - 1000-9515
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2011.00417.x
Subject(s) - yixian formation , cretaceous , heteroptera , mesozoic , china , paleontology , habit , nymph , fossil record , biology , zoology , geography , archaeology , psychology , structural basin , psychotherapist
Herein the description and illustration of two new fossil genera and species of Naucoridae, Exilcrus cameriferus gen. & sp. Nov. and Miroculus laticephlus gen. & sp. Nov., are provided. Both species were collected from the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of western Liaoning, China. The complete preservation of the new specimens enable us to determine the characters of the specimens reported here. This finding represents the first record of fossil Naucoridae from China, which includes well‐preserved nymphs. The possibility of a predatory habit of these specimens is discussed.