Sinobelostoma Zhao and Hong 1989 (giant water bug)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Belostomatidae

Full reference: Y. Zhao and Y. C. Hong. 1989. An Early Cretaceous new genus and species in Shaanganning Basin (Insecta: Heteroptera). Entomotaxonomia 11:197-205

Parent taxon: Belostomatinae according to Y. C. Hong 1995

See also Nel and Paicheler 1992 and Zhao and Hong 1989

Sister taxa: Araripebelostomum, Belostomatini, Diplonychini, Lethonectes, Mesonepa, Nettelstedtia, Odrowazicoris, Propoissonia, Tarsabedus

Subtaxa: Sinobelostoma liui

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at SYF11, Niuposi, Shenyu, Huatang County (Cretaceous of China)

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