Cryptops sp.
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/14.4.637 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EF87C4-6927-FFA4-FCDD-FF2A3A4CF8EA |
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Marcus |
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Cryptops sp. |
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Cryptops sp. indet.
Referred material: 2 specimens: CPAL.115: complete specimen, adult of undetermined sex. CPAL.116: complete specimen, adult of undetermined sex.
Locality. CPAL.115: Mexico, Chiapas, Simojovel, La Pimienta site, 17°08ʹ29ʺ N, 092°45ʹ46ʺ W. CPAL.116: Mexico, Chiapas, Simojovel, El Porvenir site, 17°09ʹ10ʺ N, 092°44ʹ21ʺ W.
Identification. Head without ocelli, antennae with 17 segments, body slender, with 21 segments, both specimens match the genus Cryptops . This is the first record of the genus in Chiapas amber.
Remarks. The living species of Cryptops are currently recorded in the states of Guerrero, Jalisco and Veracruz ( Cupul-Magaña 2013).
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