†Neuroctenus messelensis Wappler and Heiss 2006 (flat bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Aradidae
Full reference: T. Wappler and E. Heiss. 2006. Flatbugs from Paleogene limnic sediments. I. Messel maar (Heteroptera: Aradidae). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 75:207-217
Belongs to Neuroctenus according to T. Wappler and E. Heiss 2006
Sister taxa: Neuroctenus enspelensis, Neuroctenus incompletus, Neuroctenus kotejai
Type specimen: SMF MeI 6113, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Grube Messel grid square G8, 0.3-0.7 m above alpha marker, which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Grube Messel grid square G8, 0.3-0.7 m above alpha marker
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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