†Mesocixius parvus Evans 1956 (true bug)
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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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