Corixa

Corixia; Temporal range: 28.4–23.03 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Infraorder:	Nepomorpha
Family:	Corixidae
Subfamily:	Corixinae
Genus:	Corixa; Geoffroy, 1762[1]
Species
	Corixa affinis; Corixa dentipes; Corixa iberica; Corixa panzeri; Corixa punctata; fossil species †Corixa elegans von Schlechtendal, 1894[2]; †Corixa parvoculata Zhang, 1989[3]; †Corixa triquetra Zhang, 1989;
Synonyms
	Corisa

Corixa is a genus of aquatic bugs in the family Corixidae. The fossil species C. elegans is from the Rott Formation in Nordrhein-Westfalen (Oligocene of Germany).

References

↑ Histoire abrégée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris, 2. EL Geoffroy Paris, 1762.
↑ D. H. R. von Schlechtendal. 1894. Beiträge zur kenntnis fossiler insekten aus dem braunkohlengebirge von Rott am Siebengebierge. Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Halle 20:197-228
↑ J. F. Zhang. 1989. Fossil Insects From Shanwang, Shandong, China 1-459

External links

Media related to Corixa at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Corixa at Wikispecies
Corixa at the Encyclopedia of Life
Corixa at fossilworks.org

Corixa elegans at fossilworks.org

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[1] Histoire abrégée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris, 2. EL Geoffroy Paris, 1762.

[2] D. H. R. von Schlechtendal. 1894. Beiträge zur kenntnis fossiler insekten aus dem braunkohlengebirge von Rott am Siebengebierge. Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Halle 20:197-228

[3] J. F. Zhang. 1989. Fossil Insects From Shanwang, Shandong, China 1-459