†Cretogerris albianus Perrichot et al. 2005 (water strider)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Gerridae
Full reference: V. Perrichot, A. Nel, and D. Néraudeau. 2005. Gerromorphan bugs in Early Cretaceous French amber (Insecta: Heteroptera): first representatives of Gerridae and their phylogenetic and palaeoecological implications. Cretaceous Research 26:793-800
Belongs to Cretogerris according to V. Perrichot et al. 2005
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN ARC 262.1, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Charentese amber, Archingeay-Les-Nouillers, subunit A1sl-A, which is in an Albian terrestrial amber in France.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Charentese amber, Archingeay-Les-Nouillers, subunit A1sl-A
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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