Rovnocapnia atra Sinitshenkova 2009 (small winter stonefly)

Insecta - Plecoptera - Capniidae

Full reference: N. D. Sinitshenkova. 2009. New stoneflies (Insecta: Perlida=Plecoptera) from Eocene Rovno amber, Ukraine. Paleontological Journal 43(6):664-668

Belongs to Rovnocapnia according to N. D. Sinitshenkova 2009

Sister taxon: Rovnocapnia ambita

Type specimen: SIZK K-4241, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rovno Amber, Klesov locality (SIZC K collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Ukraine.

Ecology: volant detritivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Rovno Amber, Klesov locality (SIZC K collection)

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