Biology:Cupidoblatta

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Cupidoblatta is an extinct genus of corydiid cockroach that lived in Myanmar during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous epoch. It is a monotypic genus that contains the species Cupidoblatta elegans.

Palaeobiology

Only males of C. elegans possess bipectinate antennae, indicating strong sexual selection existed in this species.[1]

References

  1. Sendi, Hemen; Samay, Jan; Šmídová, Lucia; Lian, Zhendong; Káčerová, Júlia; Vidlička, Ľubomír (2 January 2026). "New mid-Cretaceous cockroaches (Blattaria: Corydiidae) from Kachin amber illuminate the diversity of bipectinate antennae" (in en). The Science of Nature 113 (1). doi:10.1007/s00114-025-02060-5. ISSN 0028-1042. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-025-02060-5. Retrieved 7 January 2026. 

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