The first fossil representative of the water strider subfamily Ptilomerinae (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) in the Oligocene paleolake of Murs (southern France) with some palaeoecological considerations

The first fossil representative of the water strider subfamily Ptilomerinae (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) in the Oligocene paleolake of Murs (southern France) with some palaeoecological considerations

Oligoptilomera luberonensis gen. et sp. nov., first fossil representative of the gerrid subfamily Ptilomerinae, is described and figured from the Oligocene of Murs (Vaucluse, Southern France). Extant Ptilomerinae live in streams in warm climates, of the Indo-Malaysian, eastern Palaearctic, and Papo...

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Main Authors: André Nel, Bastien Mennecart, Tamara Spasojevic, Alexandra Viertler, Olivier Maridet, Loïc Costeur, Romain Garrouste, Pauline Coster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2023-08-01
Series:European Journal of Taxonomy
Subjects:
Insecta
Hemiptera
fossil record
biogeography
paleoecology
Online Access:https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2235

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