†Progonocimex jurassicus Handlirsch 1906 (true bug)
Insecta - Hemiptera - Progonocimicidae
Synonyms: Eocimex liasinus Handlirsch 1906, Progonocimex liasinus Handlirsch 1906
Full reference: A. Handlirsch. 1906. Die Fossilen Insekten und die Phylogenie der Rezenten Formen, parts I-IV. Ein Handbuch fur Palaontologen und Zoologen 1-640
Belongs to Progonocimex according to Yu. A. Popov and D. E. Shcherbakov 1991
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Progonocimex jurassicus: Ernst Moritz Arndt Universitat Greifswald 57/1, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dobbertin, Mecklenburg (Handlirsch collection), which is in a Toarcian marine claystone in Germany.
- Eocimex liasinus: Ernst Moritz Arndt Universitat Greifswald 57/2, a tegmen. Its type locality is Dobbertin, Mecklenburg (Handlirsch collection), which is in a Toarcian marine claystone in Germany.
Ecology:
Average measurements (in mm): body 6.50 x 3.80, forewing 5.90 x 2.00