Megaoptocoris Zhou et al. 2022 (true bug)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Yuripopovinidae

Full reference: Y. Y. Zhou, J. Y. Luo, Q. Xie and Z. Q. Liu. 2022. A new fossil genus and species of Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Cretaceous Research 135(105211)

Parent taxon: Yuripopovinidae according to Y. Y. Zhou et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Birmaniaespina, Caulisoculus, Changirostrus, Crassiantenninus, Dehiscensicoris, Jinjupopovina, Minuticoris, Miropictopallium, Pingquanicoris, Pseudocaulisoculus, Reticulatitergum, Yuripopovina

Subtaxa: Megaoptocoris punctatus Megaoptocoris similis

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Type: Megaoptocoris punctatus

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber (SYSU collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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