†Christometra Pêgas et al. 2017 (marsh treader)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Hydrometridae
Full reference: R. V. Pêgas, M. E. C. Leal, and J. Damgaard. 2017. A surprisingly derived hydrometrid (Hemiptera, Gerromorpha) from the Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous of Brazil. Historical Biology 30:1094-1101
Parent taxon: Hydrometrinae according to R. V. Pêgas et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Burmametra, Cretaceometra, Eocenometra, Hydrometra, Incertametra, Limnacis, Metrocephala, Palaeometra, Protobacillometra
Subtaxa: Christometra paradoxa
Type: Christometra paradoxa
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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