Oropentatoma epichara Yao et al. 2013 (true bug)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Primipentatomidae

Full reference: Y. Z. Yao, W. Z. Cai, D. A. Rider and D. Ren. 2013. Primipentatomidae fam. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomomorpha), an extinct insect family from the Cretaceous of north-eastern China. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11:63-82

Belongs to Oropentatoma according to Y. Z. Yao et al. 2013

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CNU-HE-LB2006768, 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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