Vetanthocoris decorus Yao et al. 2006 (true bug)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Vetanthocoridae

Full reference: Y. Z. Yao, W. Z. Cai, and D. Ren. 2006. Fossil flower bugs (Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha: Cimicoidea) from the Late Jurassic of northeast China, including a new family Vetanthocoridae. Zootaxa 1360:1-40

Belongs to Vetanthocoris according to Y. Z. Yao et al. 2006

Sister taxon: Vetanthocoris longispicus

Type specimen: CNU-HE-LB2006058, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2006 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2006 collection

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