†Riegerochterus Popov and Heiss 2014 (velvety shore bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Ochteridae
Full reference: Y. A. Popov and E. Heiss. 2014. Riegerochterus baehri gen. nov. and spec. nov., the first fossil velvety bug (Hemiptera: Heteroptera, Ochteridae) from Dominican amber. Andrias 20:185-190
Parent taxon: Ochteridae according to P. Kment et al. 2020
See also Popov and Heiss 2014
Sister taxa: Angulochterus, Arcochterus, Floricaudus, Grimaldinia, Parvochterus, Pristinochterus, Yuripachys
Subtaxa: Riegerochterus baehri
Type: Riegerochterus baehri
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (SMNS coll) (Miocene to Miocene of Dominican Republic)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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