Abstract
An extinct new family of flower bugs, Vetanthocoridae fam. nov., with 2 new tribes, Vetanthocorini and Crassicerini, 8 new genera, and 9 new species (Byssoidecerus levigatus gen. & sp. nov., Collivetanthocoris rapax gen. & sp. nov., Vetanthocoris decorus gen. & sp. nov., Vetanthocoris longispicus gen. & sp. nov., Curvicaudus ciliatus gen. & sp. nov., Mecopodus xanthos gen. & sp. nov., Pustulithoracalis gloriosus gen. & sp. nov., Curticerus venustus gen. & sp. nov., and Crassicerus furtivus gen. & sp. nov.) are described from the Late Jurassic Yixian Formation in western Liaoning Province, China. These fossil records suggest there was an important diversity of flower bugs in the earlier Late Jurassic of northern China. A key to four flower-bug families and a key to the known fossil flower bugs are provided.References
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