PBDB Collection

Florissant, Station 17 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Teller County, Colorado (38.9° N, 105.3° W: paleocoordinates 40.4° N, 97.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Florissant Formation, Chadronian (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified, diatomaceous, tuffaceous shale

• "shales"

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: adpression

Collected by T. D. A. Cockerell, M. T. James; reposited in the UCM

Primary reference: M. T. James. 1937. A preliminary review of certain families of Diptera from the Florissant Miocene Beds. Journal of Paleontology 11(3):241-247 [C. Labandeira/C. Labandeira/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 106382: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 13.03.2011, edited by Jered Karr, Matthew Clapham and Amy Delelli

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Taxonomic list

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Insecta
Diptera - Limoniidae	"Gnophomyia (Idiognophomyia) seiverti n. sp." = Idiognophomyia seiverti¹, "Tipula (Dicranomyia) rohweri n. sp." = Dicranomyia rohweri¹ "Gnophomyia (Idiognophomyia) seiverti n. sp." = Idiognophomyia seiverti¹ Brown 1985 crane fly UCM 30066 "Tipula (Dicranomyia) rohweri n. sp." = Dicranomyia rohweri¹ Brown 1985 crane fly UCM 30017
Diptera - Bibionidae	Bibiodes intermedia, Bibio cockerelli n. sp. Bibiodes intermedia James 1937 march fly M. T. James Bibio cockerelli n. sp. James 1937 march fly T. D. A. Cockerell
Diptera - Phoridae	"Phora cockerelli n. sp." = Spiniphora cockerelli², "Paraspiniphora laminarum" = Chaetopleurophora laminarum⁷ "Phora cockerelli n. sp." = Spiniphora cockerelli² Brues 1908 scuttle fly female "Paraspiniphora laminarum" = Chaetopleurophora laminarum⁷ Brues 1908 scuttle fly USNM 59923 (2 by W.P. Cockerell, 1 by S.A. Rohwer)
Odonata - Argiolestidae	Lithagrion hyalinum⁴ Lithagrion hyalinum⁴ Scudder 1890 damselfly YPM-26171
Hemiptera - Cercopidae	Palecphora communis⁵ Palecphora communis⁵ Scudder 1890 froghopper
Hymenoptera - Pamphiliidae	"Neurotoma cockerelli n. sp." = Atocus cockerelli⁸ "Neurotoma cockerelli n. sp." = Atocus cockerelli⁸ Rohwer 1908 sawfly T.D.A. Cockerell, 1907
Hymenoptera - Braconidae	Bracon cockerelli³ Bracon cockerelli³ Brues 1910 wasp Specimens placed in station 14, but come from both
Hymenoptera - Ichneumonidae	Mesochorus cataclysmi n. sp.³, "Protohellwigia obsoleta n. sp." = Hellwigia obsoleta³ Mesochorus cataclysmi n. sp.³ Brues 1910 ichneumon wasp A67 "Protohellwigia obsoleta n. sp." = Hellwigia obsoleta³ Brues 1910 ichneumon wasp
Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae	Diplotaxis cf. aurora¹⁰, Aphodius aboriginalis n. sp.¹⁰, Aphodius shoshonis n. sp.¹⁰ Diplotaxis cf. aurora¹⁰ Wickham 1913 scarab beetle Geo. N. Rohwer Aphodius aboriginalis n. sp.¹⁰ Wickham 1912 scarab beetle W.P. Cockerell Aphodius shoshonis n. sp.¹⁰ Wickham 1912 scarab beetle
Coleoptera - Staphylinidae	Quedius chamberlini¹⁰, Tachinus sommatus¹⁰, "Tachyporus nigripennis" = Tachyporus annosus¹⁰, "Boletobius funditus" = Lordithon funditus¹⁰ Quedius chamberlini¹⁰ Scudder 1890 rove beetle S.A. Rohwer Tachinus sommatus¹⁰ Scudder 1900 rove beetle W.P. Cockerell "Tachyporus nigripennis" = Tachyporus annosus¹⁰ Herman 2001 rove beetle W.P. Cockerell "Boletobius funditus" = Lordithon funditus¹⁰ Scudder 1900 rove beetle W.P. Cockerell
Coleoptera - Melyridae	"Trichochrous miocenus n. sp." = Eutrichopleurus miocenus¹⁰ "Trichochrous miocenus n. sp." = Eutrichopleurus miocenus¹⁰ Wickham 1912 soft-winged flower beetle W.P. Cockerell
Coleoptera - Tenebrionidae	Platydema antiquorum n. sp.¹⁰ Platydema antiquorum n. sp.¹⁰ Wickham 1912 darkling beetle
Coleoptera - Kateretidae	Amartus petrefactus¹⁰ Amartus petrefactus¹⁰ Wickham 1912 beetle W.P. Cockerell
Coleoptera - Curculionidae	"Baris schucherti n. sp." = Geraeus schucherti¹¹, "Baris matura" = Geraeus matura¹¹, "Dorytomus vulvanicus n. sp." = Geraeus vulcanicus¹¹, Geralophus fossicius¹¹, Geralophus lassatus¹¹, Geralophus retritus¹¹, "Balaninus extinctus n. sp." = Curculio extinctus¹¹, "Balaninus minusculus" = Curculio minusculus¹¹, Cryptorhynchus kerri¹¹ "Baris schucherti n. sp." = Geraeus schucherti¹¹ Wickham 1912 snout beetle "Baris matura" = Geraeus matura¹¹ Scudder 1893 snout beetle "Dorytomus vulvanicus n. sp." = Geraeus vulcanicus¹¹ Wickham 1912 snout beetle Geralophus fossicius¹¹ Scudder 1893 snout beetle Geralophus lassatus¹¹ Scudder 1893 snout beetle Geralophus retritus¹¹ Scudder 1893 snout beetle "Balaninus extinctus n. sp." = Curculio extinctus¹¹ Wickham 1912 snout beetle "Balaninus minusculus" = Curculio minusculus¹¹ Scudder 1893 snout beetle Cryptorhynchus kerri¹¹ Scudder 1893 snout beetle
Coleoptera - Brentidae	Toxorhynchus minusculus¹¹, "Apion confectum" = Toxorhynchus confectum¹¹ Toxorhynchus minusculus¹¹ Scudder 1893 weevil "Apion confectum" = Toxorhynchus confectum¹¹ Scudder 1893 weevil
Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae	Crioceridea dubia n. gen. n. sp.¹⁰, "Bruchus haywardi" = Oligobruchus haywardi¹⁰, Bruchus bowditchi n. sp.¹⁰, Bruchus osborni n. sp.¹⁰ Crioceridea dubia n. gen. n. sp.¹⁰ Wickham 1912 leaf beetle Geo. N. Rohwer "Bruchus haywardi" = Oligobruchus haywardi¹⁰ Wickham 1912 palm bruchid W.P. Cockerell Bruchus bowditchi n. sp.¹⁰ Wickham 1912 leaf beetle S.A. Rohwer Bruchus osborni n. sp.¹⁰ Wickham 1912 leaf beetle W.P. Cockerell
Coleoptera - Cerambycidae	Scaptolenopsis wilmattae n. gen. n. sp.¹² Scaptolenopsis wilmattae n. gen. n. sp.¹² Wickham 1914 longhorned beetle UCM
Coleoptera - Buprestidae	"Acmaeodera abyssa n. sp." = Ptosima abyssa¹⁰ "Acmaeodera abyssa n. sp." = Ptosima abyssa¹⁰ Wickham 1912 jewel beetle
Coleoptera - Dascillidae	Dascyllus lithographicus n. sp.⁹ Dascyllus lithographicus n. sp.⁹ Wickham 1911 soft bodied plant beetle UCM
Trichoptera - Phryganeidae	Phryganea labefacta⁶ Phryganea labefacta⁶ Scudder 1890 large caddisfly

¹Brown 1985; ²Brues 1908; ³Brues 1910; ⁴Cockerell 1908; ⁵Cockerell 1908; ⁶Cockerell 1913; ⁷Cockerell 1913; ⁸Rohwer 1908; ⁹Wickham 1911; ¹⁰Wickham 1912; ¹¹Wickham 1912; ¹²Wickham 1914