†Balticococcus spinosus Koteja 1988 (felt scale)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Eriococcidae
Full reference: J. Koteja. 1988. Eriococcid crawlers (Homoptera, Coccinea) from Baltic amber. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 58:503-524
Belongs to Balticococcus according to J. Koteja 1988
Sister taxon: Balticococcus oblicus
Type specimen: MZW 15493, a nymph (first instar larva). Its type locality is Baltic Amber (Museum Ziemi collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Poland.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber (Museum Ziemi collection)
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