Progonocimicidae
Extinct family of true bugs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Progonocimicidae are an extinct family of true bugs in the suborder Coleorrhyncha. Progonocimicidae fossils have been found in Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America.[1][2]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Coleorrhyncha |
Family: | †Progonocimicidae Handlirsch, 1906 |
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Families preserved in the fossil record of Coleorrhyncha include the early Progonocimicidae, and the later Karabasiidae and Hoploridiidae. The only extant family in Coleorrhyncha is Peloridiidae.[2][3][4] The family is thought to have evolved from the Permian Ingruidae.[5]