Baltic Amber, Göttingen GZG collection (Eocene of Russian Federation)

Where: Kaliningrad, Russian Federation (54.9° N, 19.9° E: paleocoordinates 53.9° N, 15.2° E)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• According to Aleksandrova and Zaporozhets (2008), the higher parts of the Prussian Formation (including the Blaue Erde or Blue Earth) belong to the Charlesdowniea clathrata angulosa dinocyst Zone. Based on its index species, this zone is concurrent to Zone W13 established in the Parisian basin (Châteauneuf and Gruas-Cavagnetto 1978), where it is correlated with nannoplankton zones NP18–NP21 (Powell, 1992) of the Priabonian. In the Paleogene zonation of northwestern Europe, the first occurrence of Thalassiphora fenestrata is designated at the base of the dinocyst Subzone D12b (36.20 +/- 0.1 Ma), which is correlated with zones NP18 (terminal part)–NP20 of the Priabonian (Luterbacher et al., 2004).

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: amber

Collection methods: surface (float)

• Repository: University of Göttingen (Geowissenschaftlisches Zentrum der Georg-August-Universität)

Primary reference: I. Kania, W. Krzemiński, and A. Gil. 2011. Revision of the genus Palaeopoecilostola Meunier, 1899 (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Baltic amber (Upper Eocene). Polish Journal of Entomology 80:747-764 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 123420: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 21.01.2012, edited by Arram Noshirvan and Amy Delelli

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Hemiptera - Miridae
Archeofulvius gulosus13 Germar and Berendt 1856 plant bug
GZG 2B67
Electroisops ritzkowskii n. gen. n. sp.14 Herczek and Popov 1997 plant bug
GZG 2B74
 Hemiptera - Ortheziidae
Protorthezia aurea n. gen. n. sp.19
Protorthezia aurea n. gen. n. sp.19 Koteja 1987 ensign scale insect
GZG K933 (formerly Konigsberg)
 Hymenoptera - Megalyridae
Prodinapsis minor29 Brues 1933 wasp
GZG-BST-6480
"Rubes bruesi" = Prodinapsis bruesi29 Perrichot 2009 wasp
GZG-BST-3132
Prodinapsis succinalis29 Brues 1923 wasp
GZG-BST-6498
 Hymenoptera - Geoscelionidae
Cobaloscelio speculifer27 Johnson and Masner 2007 wasp
BST03102
 Hymenoptera - Sparasionidae
Electroteleia stigmatica17 Brues 1940 wasp
GMUG BST03102 (possibly formerly Konigsberg Museum)
 Hymenoptera - Mymaridae
Mimalaptus sp.16 Noyes and Valentine 1989 fairyfly
BST03124 (box G 3.910)
 Hymenoptera - Formicidae
"Bradoponera meyeri" = Bradoponera meieri8 Mayr 1868 ant
GZG.BST.03956 (G2954)
Tetraponera simplex8 Mayr 1868 ant
GZG.BST.04672 (K794)
Plagiolepis wheeleri n. sp.9 Dlussky 2010 ant
K 789
Plagiolepis minutissima9 Dlussky 2002 ant
GZG.BST.04556 (G2931)
Yantaromyrmex samlandicus10 Wheeler 1915 ant
GZG.BST 04696 (B1422), 04744 (G94)
Ponera lobulifera n. sp.8 Dlussky 2009 ant
GZG.BST.03872 (G2940), 04678 (K7530, formerly P. atavia in Wheeler, 1915)
Ponera mayri8 Dlussky 2009 ant
GZG.BST.04679 (K5238), 04680 (K5252) formerly P. atavia in Wheeler, 1915
 Hymenoptera - Megachilidae
Ctenoplectrella sp.11 Cockerell 1909 mason bee
Nr. G4669 (IMGP)
Glyptapis fuscula11 Cockerell 1909 mason bee
K66 (IMGP), G4668 (IMGP)
Glyptapis mirabilis11 Cockerell 1909 mason bee
IMGP K72
 Hymenoptera - Apidae
"Electrapis tornquisti" = Electrapis (Mesomelissa) tornquisti11
"Electrapis tornquisti" = Electrapis (Mesomelissa) tornquisti11 Cockerell 1908 bee
 Neuroptera - Hemerobiidae
Prolachlanius resinatus24 Hagen 1856 brown lacewing
GZG.BST.05240-5858, 05241-5868, 05242-5870, 05238-5914 (from Konigsberg collection but not Hagen's specimens)
Sympherobius completus n. sp.25 Makarkin and Wedmann 2009 brown lacewing
GZG.BST.5245 (formerly Konigsberg N21 5245 5871)
Proneuronema minor n. gen. n. sp.26 Makarkin et al. 2016 brown lacewing
GZG.BST.05246 (formerly Konigsberg N19/5864)
 Neuroptera - Nevrorthidae
Proberotha prisca37 Krüger 1923 lacewing
GZG.BST.05230
Rophalis relicta23 Pictet 1854 lacewing
GZG 5907
 Neuroptera - Coniopterygidae
Archiconiocompsa prisca22 Enderlein 1910 dustywing
GZG 5907 (formerly Konigsberg P.O. 9627)
 Coleoptera - Carabidae
Quasicalathus elpis31 Ortuño and Arillo 2009 ground beetle
GZG BST 16185 (G633.G636, probably formerly Konigsberg collection)
Quasicalathus agonicollis31 Schmidt and Will 2022 ground beetle
GZG BST 16188 (formerly Klebs K2192)
Trechus exhibitorius n. sp.30 Schmidt et al. 2016 ground beetle
GZG.BST.16192
 Coleoptera - Cupedidae
Cupes tesselatus18, Cupes komissari n. sp.18, "Cupes motschulskyi" = Taxopsis motschulskyi18
Cupes tesselatus18 Motschulsky 1856 reticulated beetle
GZG K1351
Cupes komissari n. sp.18 Kirejtshuk 2005 reticulated beetle
GZG III B233
"Cupes motschulskyi" = Taxopsis motschulskyi18 Kirejtshuk 2005 reticulated beetle
GZG 3750
 Odonata - Hypolestidae
Hypolestini "indet. specimen 12"3 Tillyard and Fraser 1938 damselfly
GZG.BST.05504 (old III B 167; Konigsberg Pr. V. 7)
Hypolestini "indet. specimen 15"3 Tillyard and Fraser 1938 damselfly
GZG.BST.05505 (old G 4.562; Konigsberg Pr.)
 Odonata -
Coenagrionoidea indet.2 Kirby 1890 damselfly
Formerly Konigsberg 3 B 696, K.8088
 Ephemeroptera - Coloburiscidae
Cronicus anomalus7 Pictet 1854 mayfly
From Stantien & Becker collection, at SMNS in 1960s but now back at Gottingen
 Ephemeroptera - Heptageniidae
Heptagenia ligata n. sp.7 Demoulin 1968 stream mayfly
From Stantien & Becker collection, at SMNS in 1960s but now back at Gottingen
? Rhithrogena sp.7 Eaton 1881 stream mayfly
From Stantien & Becker collection, at SMNS in 1960s but now back at Gottingen
 Ephemeroptera - Ephemeridae
Ephemeridae indet.7 Latreille 1810 burrowing mayfly
From Stantien & Becker collection, at SMNS in 1960s but now back at Gottingen
 Ephemeroptera - Ameletopsidae
Balticophlebia hennigi n. gen. n. sp.7
Balticophlebia hennigi n. gen. n. sp.7 Demoulin 1968 mayfly
From Stantien & Becker collection, at SMNS in 1960s but now back at Gottingen
 Ephemeroptera - Metretopodidae
Siphloplecton sp.7 Clemens 1915 mayfly
From Stantien & Becker collection, at SMNS in 1960s but now back at Gottingen
Siphloplecton spp.34 Clemens 1915 mayfly
From Stantien & Becker collection, at SMNS in 1960s but now back at Gottingen
Metretopus trinervis n. sp.7 Demoulin 1968 mayfly
From Stantien & Becker collection, at SMNS in 1960s but now back at Gottingen
 Ephemeroptera - Ametropodidae
Brevitibia intricans n. gen. n. sp.7
Brevitibia intricans n. gen. n. sp.7 Demoulin 1968 mayfly
From Stantien & Becker collection, at SMNS in 1960s but now back at Gottingen
 Diptera - Tanyderidae
Macrochile spectrum21 Loew 1850 primitive crane fly
K 1749 Z246
 Diptera - Limoniidae
Palaeopoecilostola longicornis Meunier 1906 crane fly
K1832 (Identified as Limnophila robusta by Meunier)
Palaeopoecilostola parallela1 Alexander 1931 crane fly
319
Lipsothrix radiata n. sp.20 Krzemiński 2001 crane fly
 Diptera - Chironomidae
Tokyobrillia succinea n. sp.38 Seredszus and Wichard 2009 non biting midge
GZG.BST.05739 (formerly K2881)
 Diptera - Dixidae
Dixa minuta n. sp.28
Dixa minuta n. sp.28 Meunier 1906 meniscus midge
Z7082 (now at Gottingen)
 Diptera - Bombyliidae
"Amictites regiomontana n. gen. n. sp." = Amictites regiomontanus12
"Amictites regiomontana n. gen. n. sp." = Amictites regiomontanus12 Hennig 1966 bee fly
formerly Konigsberg
 Diptera - Phoridae
Hypocera oschini4 Brown 1999 scuttle fly
Gottingen G1285
Xenotriphleba antiqua n. sp.5 Brown 2009 scuttle fly
G 1283
 Diptera - Athericidae
Succinatherix avita n. sp.35 Stuckenberg 1974 water snipe fly
Formerly Konigsberg unnumbered, Konigsberg BI 6777
Succinatherix setifera35 Stuckenberg 1974 water snipe fly
Formerly Konigsberg SB 372 (2 females
 Diptera - Mycetophilidae
Paramanota grandaeva n. sp.15 Hippa 2010 fungus gnat
GZG.BST.02724 (G4393)
Heterotricha grandis6 Meunier 1904 fungus gnat
K1144, 1 male labeled "Palaeoheterotricha (teste Hennig)", 1 labeled "Palaeoheterotricha grandis (teste Hennig)"
 Diptera - Psychodidae
"Nemopalpus inexpectatus n. sp." = Hoffeinsodes inexpectatus36
"Nemopalpus inexpectatus n. sp." = Hoffeinsodes inexpectatus36 Wagner 2012 moth fly
Z3900
Arachnida
 Araneae - Spatiatoridae
Spatiator praeceps41 Petrunkevitch 1942 spider
B16126
Spatiator caulis n. sp.51 Wunderlich 2008 spider
GZUG BST 06174 (old B16126); Spatiator sp. in Wunderlich 2004 and S. praeceps in Wunderlich, 2006
 Araneae - Archaeidae
Archaea paradoxa41 Koch and Berendt 1854 spider
3B791, B282, B16052, B16205, G2403
 Araneae - Zoropsidae
Eomatachia barbarus n. sp.48 Wunderlich 2004 spider
IMGPUG B.6559
Eomatachia latifrons48 Petrunkevitch 1942 spider
IMGPUG 16991, 17974
 Araneae - Cyatholipidae
Balticolipus kruemmeri46 Wunderlich 2004 spider
G2.562
 Araneae - Araneidae
Eonephila sp.43 Wunderlich 2004 orb-weaving spider
B17167 (listed as Hamburg, but number implies Gottingen)
 Araneae - Anapidae
Ruganapis scutata44 Wunderlich 2004 spider
Balticoroma ernstorum44 Wunderlich 2004 spider
No. 21605
Balticoroma serafinorum44 Wunderlich 2004 spider
No.19558
 Araneae - Baltsuccinidae
Baltsuccinus similis n. sp.45 Wunderlich 2004 spider
G359
 Araneae - Hahniidae
Eocryphoeca gracilipes47 Koch and Berendt 1854 spider
GPI 1B498
 Araneae - Oecobiidae
Mizalia sp.42 Koch and Berendt 1854 disc web spider
B368
 Araneae - Zodariidae
Anniculus balticus49 Petrunkevitch 1942 spider
GPIG 6500, 6547, 14959
Spinizodarion ananulum49 Wunderlich 2004 spider
GPIG 6339
Adorator hispidus49 Koch and Berendt 1854 spider
PI Gottingen 2670, 6593, 15186
 Araneae - Philodromidae
Ablator triguttatus50 Koch and Berendt 1854 spider
 Araneae - Dipluridae
Clostes ? priscus40 Menge 1869 funnel-web tarantula
B15744
 Araneae - Halonoproctidae
Ummidia sp.39 Thorell 1875 spider
and B 16396 in Wunderlich 2004
 Acariformes - Unduloribatidae
Scutoribates perornatus32 Sellnick 1919 oribatid mite
GZG G3113, G4522, K6391
 Acariformes - Archaeorchestidae
Plategeocranus sulcatus33 Karsch 1884 oribatid mite
GZG 33016, G3.167