†Rasnitsynaphis quadrata Homan and Wegierek 2011 (aphid)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Rasnitsynaphididae
Full reference: A. Homan and P. Wegierek. 2011. A new family of aphids (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha) from the Lower Cretaceous of Baissa, Transbaikalia. ZooKeys 130:167-174
Belongs to Rasnitsynaphis according to O. E. Heie and P. Wegierek 2011
See also Homan and Wegierek 2011
Sister taxa: Rasnitsynaphis coniuncta, Rasnitsynaphis ennearticulata
Type specimen: PIN 3064/2279, an exoskeleton (complete aphid). Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 3064, bed 31), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large marl/siltstone in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baissa (PIN collection 3064, bed 31)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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