Quatlocellus liae Yao, Cai & Ren

Yao, Yunzhi, Cai, Wanzhi, Ren, Dong & Shih, Chungkun, 2006, New fossil rhopalids (Heteroptera: Coreoidea) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China, Zootaxa 1384, pp. 41-58 : 50

Quatlocellus liae Yao, Cai & Ren , sp. nov.

( Figs. 12–18 )

Description: Body narrow, about 2.6 times (ɗ) or 2.1 times (Ψ) as long as wide. Antenna slender, longer than head, pronotum, and scutellum combined, second segment about 1.4 (ɗ) or 1.2 (Ψ) times as long as third, 1.8 (ɗ) or 1.4 (Ψ) times as long as fourth; eyes somewhat prominent, diameter about 0.5 times as wide as interocular space. Pronotum moderately transverse, nearly 2.4 times as wide as long, anterior margin about 0.5 times as long as posterior, lateral sides slightly convex, posterior angles feebly rounded; scutellum longer than pronotum at midline, about 1.4 times as wide as long. Femora stout, over 2 times as thick as corresponding tibiae, fore and mid tibiae 1.2 as long as corresponding femora in length, third tarsomere longest, almost 1.6 times as long as second, hind legs distinctly longer than fore and mid legs, tibia almost 1.6 times as long as femur, tarsi longer than fore and mid tarsi, first tarsomere slightly longer than second, third 1.8 times as long as first and 2.3 times as long as second; posterior margin of corium subequal to membranal suture in length.

Dimensions (in mm): Body length 8.2 (ɗ), 8.38(Ψ); maximum width of abdomen 3.2 (ɗ), 4.05 (Ψ); length head 1.3 (ɗ), 1.2.9 (Ψ), width 1.2 (ɗ), 1.2 (Ψ); length antennal segments I–V: 0.29, 1.52, 1.0, 0.86 (ɗ), 0.25, 1.2, 1.0, 0.8 (Ψ); length rostral segments I–IV: 0.6, 0.7, 0.6, 0.5 (ɗ), 0.6, 0.7, 0.6, 0.5 (Ψ); length pronotum 0.9 (ɗ), 0.9 (Ψ), width 2.3 (ɗ), 2.5 (Ψ); length anterior margin of corium 4.0 (ɗ), 4.8 (Ψ); length fore leg: femur 1.33 (ɗ), 1.65 (Ψ), tibia 1.62 (ɗ), 2.0 (Ψ), tarsomeres I–III: 0.25, 0.25, 0.36 (ɗ), 0.29, 0.29, 0.42 (Ψ); length mid leg: femur 1.52 (ɗ), 1.7(Ψ), tibia 1.9 (ɗ), 1.85(Ψ), tarsomeres I–III: 0.25, 0.25, 0.43 (ɗ), 0.26, 0.26, 0.42 (Ψ); length hind leg: femur 2.0 (ɗ), 1.9 (Ψ), tibia 3.3(ɗ), 3.0 (Ψ), tarsomeres I–III:0.38, 0.29, 0.52 (ɗ),0.3, 0.23, 0.52 (Ψ); length ovipositor 1.2.

Material: Holotype, ɗ, CNU-HE-NN2006010 (dorsoventrally compressed); paratypes, 5 ɗ, CNU-HE-NN2006018/123/127 (laterally compressed, later specimen was donated by Chungkun Shih), CNU-HE-NN2006012 (dorsoventrally compressed); 7 Ψ, CNU-HE-NN2006011/015/017/121/124 (dorsoventrally compressed), CNU-HE- NN2006125-126 (part and counterpart), CNU-HE-NN2006026 (laterally compressed).

Locality and horizon: Daohugou Village, Shantou Township, Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia, China. Middle Jurassic, Jiulongshan Formation.

Etymology: This species is named after Ms Jie Li for her assistance and contribution in collecting Liaoning fossils.

Figures

FIGURE 12. Quatlocellus insolentis gen. & sp. nov. Holotype, ♂, CNU-HE-NN 2006010. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURE 13. Quatlocellus insolentis gen. & sp. nov. Paratype, Ψ, CNU-HE-NN 2006017. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURE 14. Quatlocellus insolentis gen. & sp. nov. Paratype, CNU-HE-NN 2006125 - 126. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 15 – 18. Quatlocellus insolentis gen. & sp. nov. 15. Holotype, Ψ, CNU-HE-NN 2006010. 16. paratype, ♂, CNU-HE-NN 2006127. 17 - 18. paratype, CNU-HE-NN 2006125 - 126. 17. part; 18. counterpart. Scale bar = 1 mm.