A fossil water measurer (Insecta, Hemiptera, Hydrometridae) from the Paleocene/Eocene of Denmark and its phylogenetic relationships

Abstract

The first fossil species of hydrometrid bugs, Eocenometra danica n.gen., n.sp., is described from deposits of Upper Paleocene/Lower Eocene age ( c. 50 million years) from northern Jutland, Denmark. The extinct form is compared with extant genera of the family Hydrometridae and its phylogenetic relationships are discussed. Paleoecological and biogeographical notes are included.