Loricula (Myrmericula) perkovskyi Putshkov and Popov 2003 (true bug)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Microphysidae

Alternative combination: Loricula perkovskyi

Full reference: P. V. Putshkov and Y. A. Popov. 2003. The first find of Microphysidae from the Rovno amber (Heteroptera, Cimicomorpha). Annals of the Upper Silesian Museum, Entomology 12:81-86

Belongs to Loricula (Myrmericula) according to Y. A. Popov 2004

See also Putshkov and Popov 2003

Sister taxa: Loricula (Myrmericula) heissi, Loricula (Myrmericula) ocellata, Loricula (Myrmericula) samlandi

Type specimen: SIZK UA-1085, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rovno Amber, Ukryantar factory material (SIZK UA collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Ukraine.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Rovno Amber, Ukryantar factory material (SIZK UA collection)

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