taxonID	type	description	language	source
583687B9FFCA811D6654FBBE29171FFC.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 12 FD 5634 - B 1 D 7 - 4 AD 6 - 9 E 18 - D 42617481895 Figs 1 – 4	en	Nel, André, Mennecart, Bastien, Spasojevic, Tamara, Viertler, Alexandra, Maridet, Olivier, Costeur, Loïc, Garrouste, Romain, Coster, Pauline (2023): The first fossil representative of the water strider subfamily Ptilomerinae (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) in the Oligocene paleolake of Murs (southern France) with some palaeoecological considerations. European Journal of Taxonomy 888: 124-136, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235
583687B9FFCA811D6654FBBE29171FFC.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis As for the genus, by monotypy.	en	Nel, André, Mennecart, Bastien, Spasojevic, Tamara, Viertler, Alexandra, Maridet, Olivier, Costeur, Loïc, Garrouste, Romain, Coster, Pauline (2023): The first fossil representative of the water strider subfamily Ptilomerinae (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) in the Oligocene paleolake of Murs (southern France) with some palaeoecological considerations. European Journal of Taxonomy 888: 124-136, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235
583687B9FFCA811D6654FBBE29171FFC.taxon	etymology	Etymology Named after the lacustrine Luberon basin.	en	Nel, André, Mennecart, Bastien, Spasojevic, Tamara, Viertler, Alexandra, Maridet, Olivier, Costeur, Loïc, Garrouste, Romain, Coster, Pauline (2023): The first fossil representative of the water strider subfamily Ptilomerinae (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) in the Oligocene paleolake of Murs (southern France) with some palaeoecological considerations. European Journal of Taxonomy 888: 124-136, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235
583687B9FFCA811D6654FBBE29171FFC.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype FRANCE • part and counterpart of a complete body with antennae and legs partly preserved; stored in the collection of the Geology Museum, Parc naturel régional du Luberon, Apt, France; PNRL 2715.	en	Nel, André, Mennecart, Bastien, Spasojevic, Tamara, Viertler, Alexandra, Maridet, Olivier, Costeur, Loïc, Garrouste, Romain, Coster, Pauline (2023): The first fossil representative of the water strider subfamily Ptilomerinae (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) in the Oligocene paleolake of Murs (southern France) with some palaeoecological considerations. European Journal of Taxonomy 888: 124-136, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235
583687B9FFCA811D6654FBBE29171FFC.taxon	description	Age and outcrop ‘ Laminites à Poissons de Murs’, Rupelian, Oligocene (Cautru & Gigot, 1982; Apostolescu & Dellenbach 1999), MP 23 (or slightly younger), ca 31 Ma; Les Vergiers, Murs, Monts du Vaucluse, Vaucluse, France. Description Apterous, body dark to pale brown, with longitudinal white bands along lateral margins of mesothorax and three white spots on head, body 9.3 mm long, 3.7 mm wide; head 1.3 mm long, 1.3 mm wide; antenna 9.3 mm long; antenna as long as body; first antennomere 3.8 mm long, shorter than three following antennomeres together; fourth antennomere dorsoventrally flattened; thorax 4.2 mm long, 3.7 mm wide; pronotum short, not developed into pronotal lobe; mesothorax distinctly prolonged; mesopostnotal margin straight; primary intersegmental suture between meso- and metathorax making two lateral curved lines; primary intersegmental suture between meso- and metathorax not obliterated laterally; coxal axes rotated to almost horizontal inclination; fore tarsus very long, 3.4 mm long, as long as fore tibia; mid coxa in posterior position; middle femur slender, 8.0 mm long; hind femur with distal part widened, at least 6.3 mm long, as long as mid one as it is preserved; abdomen slightly shorter than thorax, 3.8 mm long, 2.4 mm wide; no lateral wing of suranal plate; proctiger not exposed; large first genital segment but not covering second genital segment.	en	Nel, André, Mennecart, Bastien, Spasojevic, Tamara, Viertler, Alexandra, Maridet, Olivier, Costeur, Loïc, Garrouste, Romain, Coster, Pauline (2023): The first fossil representative of the water strider subfamily Ptilomerinae (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) in the Oligocene paleolake of Murs (southern France) with some palaeoecological considerations. European Journal of Taxonomy 888: 124-136, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235
583687B9FFCA811C66C1FD8A2E6A1A32.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: F 0 FD 8 CC 6 - 68 B 7 - 43 C 4 - 9033 - 992 D 46 BEB 6 E 9	en	Nel, André, Mennecart, Bastien, Spasojevic, Tamara, Viertler, Alexandra, Maridet, Olivier, Costeur, Loïc, Garrouste, Romain, Coster, Pauline (2023): The first fossil representative of the water strider subfamily Ptilomerinae (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) in the Oligocene paleolake of Murs (southern France) with some palaeoecological considerations. European Journal of Taxonomy 888: 124-136, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235
583687B9FFCA811C66C1FD8A2E6A1A32.taxon	type_taxon	Type species Oligoptilomera luberonensis gen. et sp. nov.	en	Nel, André, Mennecart, Bastien, Spasojevic, Tamara, Viertler, Alexandra, Maridet, Olivier, Costeur, Loïc, Garrouste, Romain, Coster, Pauline (2023): The first fossil representative of the water strider subfamily Ptilomerinae (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) in the Oligocene paleolake of Murs (southern France) with some palaeoecological considerations. European Journal of Taxonomy 888: 124-136, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235
583687B9FFCA811C66C1FD8A2E6A1A32.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Fore tarsus only slightly shorter than fore tibia; hind femur probably as long as mid one; first antennomere shorter than three following antennomeres together; antenna shorter than body; abdomen slightly shorter than thorax; no lateral wing of suranal plate; proctiger not exposed; a very large first genital segment; second genital segment well visible.	en	Nel, André, Mennecart, Bastien, Spasojevic, Tamara, Viertler, Alexandra, Maridet, Olivier, Costeur, Loïc, Garrouste, Romain, Coster, Pauline (2023): The first fossil representative of the water strider subfamily Ptilomerinae (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) in the Oligocene paleolake of Murs (southern France) with some palaeoecological considerations. European Journal of Taxonomy 888: 124-136, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235
583687B9FFCA811C66C1FD8A2E6A1A32.taxon	etymology	Etymology Named after the Oligocene period and the extant genus name ‘ Ptilomera ’.	en	Nel, André, Mennecart, Bastien, Spasojevic, Tamara, Viertler, Alexandra, Maridet, Olivier, Costeur, Loïc, Garrouste, Romain, Coster, Pauline (2023): The first fossil representative of the water strider subfamily Ptilomerinae (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) in the Oligocene paleolake of Murs (southern France) with some palaeoecological considerations. European Journal of Taxonomy 888: 124-136, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2235
