Grimaldinia pronotalis Popov & Heiss, 2014, sp. n.

Grimaldinia pronotalis sp. n.

(Figs. 1–2, photo 1–2)

Holotype. Submacropterous specimen, sex not determined, in a half-moon shaped piece of Burmese Amber (20x 4x 7mm) embedded in a block of transparent resin; left forewing damaged by an oval cut out probably caused by scavengers; specimen is ventrally attached to a strip of lizard skin, thus ventral side of specimen is not visible, lateral view partly obscured by amber impurities; membraneous hind wing of the left forewing is laterally roundly exposed and overlapping the right fore wing, its surface showing dense microsculpture and longitudinal venation.

Deposited as BUB-LEP- 1 in the collection of the second author.

Description. As given in the generic diagnosis and description. Coloration of dorsal and ventral side (as far as visible) uniformly black.

Measurements. Length 3.0mm; head width / length 45/24, anterior width between eyes 6; pronotum length at middle / width 11/27, length laterally 14; scutellum length / width 33 / 33; length of eye 10, diameter 4.

Etymology. Refers to the conspicuous configuration of the pronotum.