The oldest palm bug in the Lowermost Eocene amber of the Paris Basin (Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha: Thaumastocoridae)

Geologica Acta

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-55

  Nel, A ^a   Waller, A ^a   de Ploeg G ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

French amber; Heteroptera; Insecta; Protodoris minusculus n. gen., n. sp; Thaumastocoridae

Indexed keywords

AMBER; EOCENE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; PHYLOGENY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; PARIS BASIN; WESTERN EUROPE;

HETEROPTERA; PROTODORIS MINUSCULUS; THAUMASTOCORIDAE;

EID: 2042442198     PISSN: 16956133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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