†Cylindrostethus gaudanti Hartung et al. 2016 (water strider)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Gerridae
Full reference: V. Hartung, R. Garrouste, J. M. Pouillon and A. Nel. 2016. First fossil of Cylindrostethinae (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) in the Paleocene of Menat, France. Palaeontologia Electronica 19(3.33A):1-10
Belongs to Cylindrostethus according to V. Hartung et al. 2016
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN.F.A53794, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Menat (MNHN collection), which is in a Selandian crater lake diatomite in the Menat Formation of France.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Paleocene of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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