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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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