Electrovelia Andersen 1998 (riffle bug)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Veliidae

Full reference: N. M. Andersen. 1998. Water striders from the Paleogene of Denmark and review of fossil record and evolution of semi aquatic bugs (Hemiptera Gerromorpha). Biologiske Skrifter 50:1-157

Parent taxon: Veliinae according to J. Damgaard 2008

See also Andersen 1998 and Andersen 2000

Sister taxa: Arcantivelia, Balticovelia, Velia

Subtaxa: Electrovelia baltica

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Type: Electrovelia baltica

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of Denmark (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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