†Electrovelia baltica Andersen 1998 (riffle bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Veliidae
Full reference: N. M. Andersen. 1998. Water striders from the Paleogene of Denmark and review of fossil record and evolution of semi aquatic bugs (Hemiptera Gerromorpha). Biologiske Skrifter 50:1-157
Belongs to Electrovelia according to N. M. Andersen 2000
See also Andersen 1998
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: ZMUC 13-501, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Danish Amber (University of Copenhagen ZMUC, NHMD Collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Denmark.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Denmark (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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