†Reduvius diatomus Zhang and Zhang 1990 (assassin bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Reduviidae
Full reference: J. F. Zhang and X. Y. Zhang. 1990. Fossil insects of cicada (Homoptera) and true bugs (Heteroptera) from Shanwang, Shandong. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 29:337-348
Belongs to Reduvius according to J. Zhang et al. 1994
See also Zhang and Zhang 1990
Sister taxa: Reduvius immitus, Reduvius nicus, Reduvius piceus, Reduvius shandongianus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection K0 (Shandong Geological Museum), which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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