Insecta - Hemiptera - Notonectidae
Full reference: J. F. Petrulevičius, A. Nel, and A. S. Sallenave. 2010. Recent genus Notonecta (Insecta: Heteroptera: Notonectidae) in the Lower Cretaceous of San Luis, Argentina: Palaeoecological implications. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 46:247-253
Belongs to Notonecta according to J. F. Petrulevičius et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Notonecta (Paranecta), Notonecta cantalensis, Notonecta primaeva, Notonecta vetula, Notonecta xyphiale
Type specimen: MHIN-UNSL-GEO-I385, a nymph. Its type locality is El Naranjo Esquino, Sierra del Gigante, which is in an Aptian lacustrine siltstone in the La Cantera Formation of Argentina.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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