†Hymenopterites deperditus Heer 1870 (assassin bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Reduviidae
Full reference: O. Heer. 1870. Die Miocene flora und fauna Spitzbergens. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, Ny Följd 8(7):1-98
Belongs to Hymenopterites according to T. Wappler et al. 2013
See also Birket-Smith 1977 and Heer 1870
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Nat. Riks Ar 46, a tegmen. Its type locality is Cap Staratschin, which is in a Danian/Selandian delta plain shale in the Firkanten Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Cap Staratschin
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