Mesocixius parvus Evans 1956 (true bug)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Dysmorphoptilidae

Alternative combination: Dysmorphoptiloides parva

Full reference: J. W. Evans. 1956. Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Hemiptera (Insecta). Australian Journal of Zoology 4:165-258

Belongs to Mesocixius according to J. Szwedo and D. Y. Huang 2019

See also Evans 1956 and Lambkin 2015

Sister taxon: Mesocixius triassicus

Type specimen: UQ C795, a tegmen. Its type locality is Mount Crosby Insect Bed (UQ collection), which is in a Norian pond shale in Australia.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Triassic of Australia (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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