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A new genus of water measurer from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation in Brazil (Insecta: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Hydrometridae)
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Pérez, Julio |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Abstract | Summary A new genus and species of the gerromorph family Hydrometridae, Incertametra santanensis n. gen. n. sp., is described from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of north-east Brazil. It is the second Mesozoic record for this family. The relationships of the new taxon are discussed. Several new specimens of fossil Hydrometridae from this locality are figured. Zusammenfassung Eine neue Gattung und Art der gerromorphen Wanzenfamilie Hydrometridae, Incertametra santanensis n. gen. n. sp., wird aus der unterkretazischen Crato Formation von NordostBrasilien beschrieben. Es handelt sich erst um den zweiten mesozoischen Fossilnachweis dieser Familie. Die verwandtschaftlichen Beziehungen dieses neuen Taxons werden diskutiert. Mehrere neue Exemplare von Hydrometriden aus dieser Fundstelle werden abgebildet. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www-alt.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/stuttgart/pdf/b_pdf/B316.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |