†Jerseyempheria grimaldii Azar et al. 2010 (bark louse)
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Insecta - Psocodea - Empheriidae
Full reference: D. Azar, A. Nel, and J. F. Petrulevičius. 2010. First Psocodean (Psocodea, Empheriidae) from the Cretaceous amber of New Jersey. Acta Geologica Sinica 84:762-767
Belongs to Jerseyempheria according to R. T. Cumming and S. Le Tirant 2021
See also Azar et al. 2010 and Mockford et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH Nj-791, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is New Jersey amber, White Oaks Pit (Old Crossman's Clay Pits), which is in a Turonian delta plain amber/lignite in the Raritan Formation of New Jersey.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at New Jersey amber, White Oaks Pit (Old Crossman's Clay Pits)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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