Diapherinus ornatipennis Popov 1966 (water boatman)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Corixidae

Synonym: Baissocorixa jaczewskii Popov 1966

Full reference: Y. A. Popov. 1966. Novye Mezozoyskie greblyaki (Heteroptera, Corixidae) iz Zabaykal'ya. Paleontologischeskii Zhurnal 1966(4):97-101

Belongs to Diapherinus according to A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler 1993

See also Popov 1966 and Popov 1988

Sister taxon: Diapherinus fontinalis

Type specimens:

  • Diapherinus ornatipennis: PIN 1989/3438, a tegmen. Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 1989), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large siltstone/marl in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.
  • Baissocorixa jaczewskii: PIN 1989/3358, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 1989, layer 2), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large siltstone/marl in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mongolia (7 collections), the Russian Federation (6)

Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences

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