†Lethocerus placidus Zamboni et al. 2002 (giant water bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Belostomatidae
Alternative combination: Paranoika placida
Synonym: Lethocerus vetus Nel and Waller 2006
Belongs to Lethocerus according to D. A. Moura-Júnior et al. 2021
See also Nel and Waller 2006
Sister taxa: Lethocerus americanus, Lethocerus sulcifemoralis, Lethocerus turgaicus
Type specimens:
- Lethocerus placidus: MPSC I 217 (RGMN-T083), an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Crato, Pedra Branca Quarry (Martins-Neto collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large lime mudstone in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
- Lethocerus vetus: MSCNM i9560, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Crato (MCSNM collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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