Insecta - Hemiptera - Aradidae
Synonym: Microaradus Heiss and Poinar 2012
Full reference: D. A. Grimaldi and M. S. Engel. 2008. An unusual, primitive Piesmatidae (Insecta: Heteroptera) in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Burma). American Museum Novitates 3611:1-17
Parent taxon: Archearadinae according to R. T. Cumming and J. J. Mlynarek 2024
See also Azar et al. 2020, Cassis and Schuh 2010, Grimaldi and Engel 2008 and Heiss and Poinar 2012
Sister taxa: Archearadus, Archemezira, Cretozemira, Sauronaradus
Subtaxa: Cretopiesma anticum Cretopiesma engelgrimaldii Cretopiesma inexpectatum Cretopiesma lini Cretopiesma suukyiae
Type: Cretopiesma suukyiae
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections including 11 occurrences
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