Abstract

CIFUENTES-RUIZ, Paulina; BRAILOVSKY, Harry; SERRANO-SANCHEZ, María de Lourdes  and  VEGA, Francisco J.. First fossil Schizopteridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Miocene amber from Chiapas, Mexico. Bol. Soc. Geol. Mex [online]. 2021, vol.73, n.3, 00014.  Epub Jan 31, 2022. ISSN 1405-3322.  https://doi.org/10.18268/bsgm2021v73n3a170121.

A new genus and species of Hypselosomatinae (Heteroptera: Dipsocoromorpha), Hypsotsijilia bretoni Cifuentes-Ruiz and Brailovsky gen. nov., sp. nov. is herein described based on a female specimen. It represents the first fossil record of Schizopteridae in the early Miocene amber from Chiapas, Mexico. It is compared with related taxa and the estuarine paleoenvironment is discussed, matching the one previously cited for the subfamily in other estuarine amber deposits.

Keywords : Hemiptera; Heteroptera; Schizopteridae; Hypselosomatinae; amber; Miocene; Chiapas; Mexico.

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