Insecta - Hemiptera - Gerridae
Full reference: N. M. Andersen and G. O. Poinar. 1992. Phylogeny and classification of an extinct water strider genus (Hemiptera, Gerridae) from Dominican amber, with evidence of mate guarding in a fossil insect. Zeitschrift für Zoologische Systematik und Evolutionforschung 30:256-267
Belongs to Electrobates according to N. M. Andersen 2001
See also Andersen 1998 and Andersen and Poinar 1992
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dominican amber, El Valle locality (Poinar collection), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Yanigua Formation of the Dominican Republic
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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