Lygaeites Heer 1853 (milkweed bug)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Lygaeidae

Full reference: O. Heer. 1853. Die Insektenfauna der TertiƤrgebilde von Oeningen und von Radoboj in Croatien. Dritte Theil: Rhynchoten 1-138

Parent taxon: Lygaeidae according to Y. A. Popov 2019

See also Heer 1853

Sister taxa: Coptochromus, Coriopachys, Cryptochromus, Cyminae, Exitelus, Leipolygaeus, Lithochromus, Lygaeinae, Lygaenocorinae, Macrocranum, Necrochromus, Nysius stratus, Nysius terrae, Nysius tritus, Nysius vecula, Nysius vinctus, Oligacanchus, Orsillinae, Procrophius, Prolygaeus

Subtaxa: Lygaeites acutus Lygaeites amabilis Lygaeites lividus Lygaeites obsoletus Lygaeites ovalis Lygaeites pusillus

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of Croatia (2 collections), Germany (3)

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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