Insecta - Hemiptera - Gerridae
Full reference: N. M. Andersen and G. O. Poinar. 1992. Phylogeny and classification of an extinct water strider genus (Hemiptera, Gerridae) from Dominican amber, with evidence of mate guarding in a fossil insect. Zeitschrift für Zoologische Systematik und Evolutionforschung 30:256-267
Parent taxon: Gerridae according to J. Damgaard 2008
See also Andersen 1998, Andersen 2001 and Andersen and Poinar 1992
Sister taxa: Charmatometrinae, Cretogerris, Cylindrobates, Cylindrostethinae, Gerrinae, Gerris parabdominalis, Gerris protobates, Halobatinae, Lutetiabates, Metrobates aeternalis, Ptilomerinae, Succineogerris
Subtaxa: Electrobates
Type: Electrobates
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence