First Mesozoic Microphysidae (Hemiptera): A New Genus and Species in Late Cretaceous Amber from Canada

Ryan C. McKellar; Michael S. Engel

doi:10.4039/n11-015

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Ryan C. McKellar,^1,* Michael S. Engel²

¹R.C. McKellar, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, 1–26 Earth Sciences Building, Universit
²M.S. Engel, Division of Entomology (Paleoentomology), Natural History Museum, and Department of Ecol

^*Corresponding author (e-mail: rcm1@ualberta.ca).

Abstract

A new genus and species of microphysid bug is described and illustrated from two individuals preserved in Late Cretaceous (Campanian) amber from Alberta, Canada. Popovophysa entzmingeri gen. et sp. nov. is distinguished from its fossil and modern counterparts. The new species has attributes of the two currently recognized subfamilies Ciorullinae and Microphysinae, suggesting that those taxa may not be distinct and are in need of cladistic analysis.

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Ryan C. McKellar and Michael S. Engel "First Mesozoic Microphysidae (Hemiptera): A New Genus and Species in Late Cretaceous Amber from Canada," The Canadian Entomologist 143(4), 349-357, (1 August 2011). https://doi.org/10.4039/n11-015

Received: 18 January 2011; Accepted: 1 March 2011; Published: 1 August 2011