†Cretaceomira McKellar and Engel 2014 (spiny-legged bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Leptopodidae
Full reference: R. C. McKellar and M. S. Engel. 2014. The first Mesozoic Leptopodidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Leptopodomorpha), from Canadian Late Cretaceous amber. Historical Biology 26:702-709
Parent taxon: Leptosaldinae according to R. C. McKellar and M. S. Engel 2014
Sister taxa: Archaesalepta, Cretaleptus, Leptosalda, Macrolepta, Parvilepta, Palaeoleptus
Subtaxa: Cretaceomira phalanx
Type: Cretaceomira phalanx
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Grassy Lake, Medicine Hat (TMP 91.148 accession) (Cretaceous of Alberta)
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