Leaphis prima Shcherbakov 2010 (aphid)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Leaphididae

Synonym: Vosegus triassicus Szwedo and Nel 2011 [objective synonym]

Full reference: D. E. Shcherbakov. 2010. The earliest true bugs and aphids from the Middle Triassic of France (Hemiptera). Russian Entomological Journal 19:179-182

Belongs to Leaphis according to O. E. Heie and P. Wegierek 2011

See also Shcherbakov 2010, Szwedo and Nel 2011 and Szwedo and Nel 2011

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Leaphis prima: G.S. 5916/5917, a forewing. Its type locality is Arzviller, which is in an Aegean delta plain claystone/siltstone in the Grès à Voltzia Formation of France.
  • Vosegus triassicus: EOST 5916 (part), 5917 (counterpart), a forewing. Its type locality is Arzviller, which is in an Aegean delta plain claystone/siltstone in the Grès à Voltzia Formation of France.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Arzviller

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