Cretopiesma Grimaldi and Engel 2008 (flat bug)

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

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Type: Cretopiesma suukyiae

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Myanmar (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections including 11 occurrences

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