Systematic Position of the Fossil Burrower Bug <i>Eocenocydnus lisi</i> Popov, 2019 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Cydnidae) Revealed by a Parallel/Cross-Eyed Viewing Method Used for Obtaining Three-Dimensional Images

Abstract

The fossil burrower bug Eocenocydnus lisi described from the Late Eocene of the Isle of Wight, UK, is analysed using a parallel, cross-eyed viewing method. The species, tentatively placed in the subfamily Sehirinae, is redescribed and its systematic position is discussed. Newly recovered morphological characteristics allow it to be placed in the tribe Cydnini of the subfamily Cydninae.

Keywords

• fossil bugs
• Late Eocene
• Isle of Wight
• redescription
• systematic position
• new subfamily placement