Gilderius, Vea & Grimaldi, 2015

Vea, Isabelle M. & Grimaldi, David A., 2015, Diverse new scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in amber from the Cretaceous and Eocene with a phylogenetic framework for fossil Coccoidea, American Museum Novitates 2015 (3823), pp. 1-80 : 53

Gilderius , new genus

TYPE SPECIES: Gilderius eukrinops , n. sp., by present designation and monotypy.

ETYMOLOGY: The genus was named after Richard Gilder, trustee of the American Museum of Natural History, for his major contribution in the creation of the Richard Gilder Graduate School. Gender: masculine.

OCCURRENCE: Myanmar: Kachin: near Tanai village. Albian-Cenomanian boundary.

DIAGNOSIS: Body minute; head round, separated from thorax by a neck constriction, with two pairs of simple eyes of same size, not joining medially on both sides; antenna 10-segmented with setae shorter than segment width; basisternum without a median ridge; wings oval, hamulohalteres not visible; legs slender, tarsus 1-segmented, tarsal digitule, claw digitule and denticle absent; abdominal segments VII and VIII with wax filaments protruding posterioly, indicating glandular pouches; penial sheath subtriangular.

SPECIES INCLUDED: G. eukrinops , n. sp.

COMMENTS: As in Williamsicoccus , n. gen., Gilderius , n. gen., with its two pairs of simple eyes and wax filaments protruding laterally from abdominal segments VII and VIII was classified in the Pseudococcidae and probably close to Phenacoccinae. This genus has very short antennal setae, which is peculiar for the family. For comparison with Williamsicoccus , see Comments section of Williamsicoccus .