O. Hemiptera SOLD

Series: Oligocene-Miocene.

Origin: La Cumbre mine, Dominican Republic.

Mass: 2.59 g

Measurements: 4.3 cm x 1.8 cm

 

 

 

SKU: AMB002 Category:

Dominican amber is a fossil resin of plant origin that comes from the legume Hymenaea protera, dated between 25 and 40 million years old.

Dominican amber differs from Baltic amber by being more transparent, and by having a greater number of fossil remains.

This piece contains a thread legged bed bug Belonging to the subfamily Emesinae, they have a very thin body and are stalking and predatory insects that can be collected on palm leaves, cliffs, spider webs or near lights at night.Â