Miroculus Zhang et al. 2011 (creeping water bug)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Naucoridae

Full reference: W. T. Zhang, Y. Z. Yao, D. Ren and Y. Y. Zhao. 2011. First description of fossil Naucoridae (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) from late Mesozoic of China. Acta Geologica Sinica 85:490-500

Parent taxon: Naucoridae according to W. T. Zhang et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Ambrysinae, Aphelocheirinae, Aphlebocoris, Apopnus, Cheirochelinae, Cratocora, Cratopelocoris, Cryphocricinae, Exilcrus, Ijanectinae, Ilyocorinae, Jurategia, Laccocorinae, Limnocorinae, Naucorinae, Naucoris dilatatus, Saucrolus, Shartegonaucoris, Sphaerodemopsinae

Subtaxa: Miroculus laticephalus

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Type: Miroculus laticephalus

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village (CNU collection) (Cretaceous of China)

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