†Lethocerus sulcifemoralis Říha and Kukalová 1967 (giant water bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Belostomatidae
Full reference: P. Říha and J. Kukalová. 1967. Eine Neue Tertiäre Wasserwanze aus dem Bechlejovicer diatomit (Heteroptera, Belomstomatidae). Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca 64:259-260
Belongs to Lethocerus according to A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler 1992
See also Říha and Kukalová 1967
Sister taxa: Lethocerus americanus, Lethocerus placidus, Lethocerus turgaicus
Type specimen: Museum of Sammlungon in Decin 1-2, an exoskeleton (broken body). Its type locality is Near Bechlejovice, which is in a Rupelian lacustrine - small diatomite in the Ústí Formation of Czechia.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Near Bechlejovice
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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