†Ilyocoris andancensis Jattiot et al. 2023 (creeping water bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Naucoridae
Full reference: R. Jattiot, V. Trincal, R. Garrouste and A. Nel. 2023. A new fossil species of the saucer bug genus Ilyocoris (Heteroptera, Naucoridae) from the Upper Miocene maar paleolake of la Montagne d’Andance (France). Palaeoentomology 6:260-267
Belongs to Ilyocoris according to R. Jattiot et al. 2023
Sister taxon: Ilyocoris rottensis
Type specimen: MNHN-F.A71364, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Montagne d'Andance, Saint-Bauzile, Privas (MNHN collection), which is in a Turolian crater lake diatomite/volcaniclastic in France.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Montagne d'Andance, Saint-Bauzile, Privas (MNHN collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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