Siphonophoroides madseni Heie 1993 (aphid)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Aphididae

Full reference: O. E. Heie. 1993. Insects from the Fur-Formation in Denmark (Mo-clay, upper Paleocene/lowermost Eocene?). 8. Aphidoidea (Homoptera). Meyniana 45:57-64

Belongs to Siphonophoroides according to O. E. Heie and P. Wegierek 2011

See also Heie 1993

Sister taxa: Siphonophoroides antiqua, Siphonophoroides breineri, Siphonophoroides burholti, Siphonophoroides gillettei, Siphonophoroides lassa, Siphonophoroides magnalata, Siphonophoroides orapaensis, Siphonophoroides pennatus, Siphonophoroides simplex

Type specimen: Madsen 14M-5526, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Ejerslev Industrial Pit (Museum Mors collection), which is in a Ypresian offshore diatomite in the Fur Formation of Denmark.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Ejerslev Industrial Pit (Museum Mors collection)

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