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 Mezira according to E. Heiss et al. 2015
See also Wappler and Heiss 2006
Sister taxa: Mezira crassifemur, Mezira eckfeldensis, Mezira parapetrificata, Mezira petrificata, Mezira scheveni, Mezira succinica
Type specimen: HLMD-Me 15771, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Grube Messel Pit, grid square H 13/14, 0.59 m over marker horizon M, which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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