Insecta - Hemiptera - Aradidae
Full reference: E. Heiss, T. Wappler, and S. Wedmann. 2015. Taxonomic names, in New flatbug (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Aradidae) records from the Middle Eocene Messel Maar, Germany. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 89:653-660
Belongs to Mezira according to E. Heiss et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Mezira crassifemur, Mezira eckfeldensis, Mezira eocenica, Mezira parapetrificata, Mezira scheveni, Mezira succinica
Type specimen: FIS MeI 15157, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Grube Messel Pit, grid square F9, 2.5-3.5 m above alpha, which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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