†Aquarius lunpolaensis Lin 1981 (water strider)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Gerridae
Alternative combination: Gerris lunpolaensis
Synonym: Halobates bagonensis Lin 1981
Full reference: Q. B. Lin. 1981. Two new species of Tertiary insect fossils from northern Xizang. Paleontology of Xizang, Book III, The Series of the Scientific Expedition to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau 345-348
Belongs to Aquarius according to C. Y. Cai et al. 2019
See also Andersen 1998, Damgaard 2008, Lin 1981 and Nel and Paicheler 1993
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Aquarius lunpolaensis: NIGP 47600, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Lunpola Basin, Baingoin County, which is in a Priabonian lacustrine - large shale in the Niubao Formation of China.
- Halobates bagonensis: NIGP 47601, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Lunpola Basin, Baingoin County, which is in a Priabonian lacustrine - large shale in the Niubao Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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