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Corixa Temporal range: 28.4–23.03 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Corixa punctata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Corixidae
Subfamily:	Corixinae
Genus:	Corixa Geoffroy, 1762
Species
Corixa affinis Corixa dentipes Corixa iberica Corixa panzeri Corixa punctata fossil species †Corixa elegans von Schlechtendal, 1894 †Corixa parvoculata Zhang, 1989 †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

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

External links

• Media related to Corixa at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Corixa at Wikispecies
• "Corixa". The Encyclopedia of Life.
• "Corixa". Paleobiology Database.
• "Corixa elegans". Paleobiology Database.

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