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Pycnophlebia speciosa

Insecta - Orthoptera - Prophalangopsidae

Taxonomy
Locusta speciosa was named by Germar (1839). It is an impression. Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Pycnophlebia speciosa by Deichmüller (1886), Oppenheim (1888), Handlirsch (1906), Carpenter (1932) and Zeuner (1939).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Locusta speciosa Germar p. 198 figs. Pl 31, figs 1,2
1869Locusta speciosa Weyenbergh pp. 30-31 figs. 30-31
1885Locusta speciosa Scudder p. 769 fig. 967
1886Pycnophlebia speciosa Deichmüller pp. 20-21 figs. Pl II fig 1-3
1888Pycnophlebia speciosa Oppenheim p. 223 figs. Pl 30, fig 4
1906Pycnophlebia speciosa Handlirsch p. 520 figs. Pl XLIV fig 7, 8
1932Pycnophlebia speciosa Carpenter p. 117
1939Pycnophlebia speciosa Zeuner p. 283 figs. Pl 48, fig 4; pl 73

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
RankNameAuthor
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
infraorderTettigoniidea
superfamilyHagloideaHandlirsch 1906
familyProphalangopsidaeKirby 1906
subfamilyAboilinae()
genusPycnophlebia
speciesspeciosa()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Pycnophlebia speciosa Germar 1839
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Ontogeny: moltingsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:58:43
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:58:43
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Locusta speciosa (123906 type locality: 123985) Pycnophlebia speciosa (123144 133578)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Pycnophlebia speciosa (122586 139876)