†Palaeoleptus Poinar 2009 (spiny-legged bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Leptopodidae
Full reference: G. Poinar. 2009. Taxonomic names, in Palaeoleptus burmanicus n. gen., n. sp., an Early Cretaceous shore bug (Hemiptera: Palaeoleptidae n. fam.) in Burmese amber. Cretaceous Research 30:1000-1004
Parent taxon: Palaeoleptidae according to G. Poinar 2009
Sister taxa: Archaesalepta, Cretaceomira, Cretaleptus, Leptosalda, Macrolepta, Parvilepta
Subtaxa: Palaeoleptus burmanicus
Type: Palaeoleptus burmanicus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin Amber (Poinar collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)
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