Cupidoblatta

Cupidoblatta; Temporal range: Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Family:	Corydiidae
Genus:	† Cupidoblatta
Species:	†C. elegans
Binomial name
	†Cupidoblatta elegans; Sendi et al., 2026

Last updated January 09, 2026

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

↑ 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". The Science of Nature . 113 (1). doi:10.1007/s00114-025-02060-5. ISSN 0028-1042 . Retrieved 7 January 2026– via Springer Nature Link.

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[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". The Science of Nature . 113 (1). doi:10.1007/s00114-025-02060-5. ISSN 0028-1042 . Retrieved 7 January 2026– via Springer Nature Link.

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