†Sphaerodema microcephalum Zhang et al. 1994 (giant water bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Belostomatidae
Full reference: J. Zhang, B. Sun, and X. Zhang. 1994. Miocene insects and spiders from Shanwang, Shandong 1-298
Belongs to Sphaerodema according to J. Zhang et al. 1994
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection K0 (Shandong Geological Museum), which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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