Burmorthezia Vea and Grimaldi 2012 (ensign scale insect)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Ortheziidae

Full reference: I. M. Vea and D. A. Grimaldi. 2012. Phylogeny of ensign scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Ortheziidae) based on the morphology of Recent and fossil females. Systematic Entomology 37:758-783

Parent taxon: Ortheziidae according to I. M. Vea and D. A. Grimaldi 2012

Sister taxa: Cretorthezia, Newsteadiinae, Ochyrocoris, Ortheziinae, Palaeonewsteadia, Protorthezia, Wathondara

Subtaxa: Burmorthezia insolita Burmorthezia kotejai

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Type: Burmorthezia kotejai

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (AMNH collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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