†Cretaceometra Nel and Popov 2000 (marsh treader)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Hydrometridae
Full reference: A. Nel and Y. A. Popov. 2000. The oldest known fossil Hydrometridae from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha). Journal of Natural History 34:2315-2322
Parent taxon: Hydrometrinae according to J. Damgaard 2008
See also Nel and Popov 2000
Sister taxa: Burmametra, Christometra, Eocenometra, Hydrometra, Incertametra, Limnacis, Metrocephala, Palaeometra, Protobacillometra
Subtaxa: Cretaceometra brasiliensis
Type: Cretaceometra brasiliensis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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