Willershausen clay pit (GZG collection) (Pliocene of Germany)

Where: Niedersachsen, Germany (51.8° N, 10.1° E: paleocoordinates 51.9° N, 9.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• MN16/17 land mammal ages

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: pond; lithified marl

• Pond (about 200 m wide and 10 m deep) formed above collapse sinkhole (not volcanic, but subsidence mechanism is similar to volcanic calderas).

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression

Collection methods: Repository: Geologisch-Paläontologischen Institute, Universität Göttingen. Includes material collected by Straus (52-30), Jordan (583), Schmidt (598), and Gersdorf (599).

Primary reference: K. Kernbach. 1967. Über die bisher im Pliozän von Willershausen gefundenen Schmetterlings und Raupenreste. Bericht der Naturhistorischen Gesellschaft zu Hannover 111:103-106 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 109196: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 13.05.2011, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Testudines - Chelydridae
Chelydra strausi n. sp.20
Chelydra strausi n. sp.20 Schmidt 1966 turtle
GPIG/GZG W05873a (holotype), near-complete juvenile specimen
Insecta
 Diptera - Sciaridae
Sciara strausi n. sp.13, Sciara willershausensis n. sp.13
Sciara strausi n. sp.13 Kohring and Schlüter 1993 dark-winged fungus gnat
GZG 16965, 16506, 16537, 16815, 17408, 17498, 17498a, 21339a, 21749
Sciara willershausensis n. sp.13 Kohring and Schlüter 1993 dark-winged fungus gnat
GZG 20439, 17499a, 17511a
 Diptera - Bibionidae
Bibio sp.2, Bibio vixdus n. sp.2, Bibio enormus n. sp.2, Bibio mancus n. sp.2, Bibio similis n. sp.2, Bibio deflectus n. sp.2, Bibio praecidus n. sp.2, Bibio carnificus n. sp.2, Bibio tenuis n. sp.2, Bibio cruciformis n. sp.2, Bibio acaptus n. sp.2, Bibio nebulosus n. sp.2, Bibio medioalbus n. sp.2, Bibio latiantennatus n. sp.2, Bibio constringtus n. sp.2, Bibio soldatus n. sp.2, Bibio contererus n. sp.2, Bibio discerptus n. sp.2, Bibio dormitus n. sp.2, Bibio albangulus n. sp.2, Bibio anasiformis n. sp.2, Bibio tripus n. sp.2, Dilophus magnus n. sp.2, Plecia sp.2
Bibio sp.2 Geoffroy 1762 march fly
GZG 10310 (612-14)
Bibio vixdus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 2027 (612-24)
Bibio enormus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 13125 (612-7)
Bibio mancus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 13699 (612-11), 13834 (612-29)
Bibio similis n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 17157 (612-21)
Bibio deflectus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 16052 (612-20), 12640 (612-31)
Bibio praecidus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 13628 (612-19)
Bibio carnificus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 13531 (612-17)
Bibio tenuis n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 14613 (612-28)
Bibio cruciformis n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 16795 (612-25)
Bibio acaptus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 17219 (612-16)
Bibio nebulosus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 10581 (612-23)
Bibio medioalbus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 10570 (612-9)
Bibio latiantennatus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 13578 (612-8)
Bibio constringtus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 14263 (612-18), 2814 (612-38)
Bibio soldatus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 8856 (612-13)
Bibio contererus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 10796 (612-10)
Bibio discerptus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 16893 (612-22)
Bibio dormitus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 17211 (612-12)
Bibio albangulus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 17228 (612-26)
Bibio anasiformis n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 10582 (612-27)
Bibio tripus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 13627 (612-15)
Dilophus magnus n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 march fly
GZG 14836 (612-6)
Plecia sp.2 Wiedemann 1823 love bug
GZG 13849 (612-5)
 Diptera - Tabanidae
Tabanus sudeticus2
Tabanus sudeticus2 Zeller 1842 dark giant horsefly
GZG 13678 (612-1)
 Diptera - Asilidae
Pseudophrisson primus n. gen. n. sp.2
Pseudophrisson primus n. gen. n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 robber fly
GZG 8814 (612-2)
 Diptera - Pallopteridae
"? Oxyna pluvia n. sp." = Toxoneura pluvia2
"? Oxyna pluvia n. sp." = Toxoneura pluvia2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 fly
GZG 14818 (612-4)
 Diptera - Phoridae
? Diploneura maxima n. sp.2
? Diploneura maxima n. sp.2 Dürrenfeldt 1968 scuttle fly
GZG 14819 (612-3)
 Odonata - Gomphidae
Gomphidae indet.22, Priscogomphus subhercynicus n. gen. n. sp.22
Gomphidae indet.22 Rambur 1842 clubtail dragonfly
GZG 10567 (600-3), 13622 (600-4),14273 (600-5), 13621 (600-6), 15242 (600-7), 13200 (600-8), 10565 (600-9)
Priscogomphus subhercynicus n. gen. n. sp.22 Schumann 1967 clubtail dragonfly
GZG 8798 (600-1)
 Odonata - Aeshnidae
"Aeschnidae indet." = Aeshnidae22
"Aeschnidae indet." = Aeshnidae22 Leach 1815 darner dragonfly
GZG 2061 (600-2)
 Megaloptera - Sialidae
Sialis strausi n. sp.9
Sialis strausi n. sp.9 Illies 1967 alderfly
GZG 11522 (594-1), 10326 (594-2), 16235 (594-3), 8144 (594-4), 16152 (594-5)
 Neuroptera - Chrysopidae
Hypochrysa hercyniensis n. sp.19
Hypochrysa hercyniensis n. sp.19 Schlüter 1982 green lacewing
G. Merl collection no. 43
 Dicondylia -
Coleoptera indet.3
Coleoptera indet.3 Linnaeus 1758 beetle
GZG 11733 (599-36), 8728 (599-39); 21 additional specimens in Gersdorf 1971; 20 in Gersdorf 1976; 12011 (583-270, Pentatomidae in Jordan 1967), 14048 (583-38, Heteroptera in Jordan), 13834 (583-40, Heteroptera in Jordan)
 Coleoptera -
Allopliosilpha inclavata n. gen. n. sp.4
Allopliosilpha inclavata n. gen. n. sp.4 Gersdorf 1971 beetle
GZG 17916 (599-61)
 Coleoptera - Histeridae
Histeridae indet.4
Histeridae indet.4 Gyllenhal 1808 clown beetle
GZG 12561 (599-32)
 Coleoptera -
Scarabaeoidea indet.4
Scarabaeoidea indet.4 Latreille 1802 scarab beetle
GZG 3117 (599-26) ("Lamellicornia indet")
 Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Aphodius rufipes4, Rutelinae indet.4, Mimela sp.4, "Coprinae indet." = Coprini5, Cetoniinae indet.5
Aphodius rufipes4 Linnaeus 1758 night-flying dung beetle
GZG 12054 (599-23)
Rutelinae indet.4 MacLeay 1819 scarab beetle
GZG 15660 (599-24)
Mimela sp.4 Kirby 1823 scarab beetle
GZG 599-25
"Coprinae indet." = Coprini5 Leach 1815 scarab beetle
GZG 17170 (52-30.140)
Cetoniinae indet.5 Leach 1815 flower chafer
GZG 23438 (52-30.170), 23051 (52-30.164)
 Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Staphylinidae indet.4, ? Aleocharinae indet.10, ? Staphylininae indet.3, Pliosilpha strausi n. gen. n. sp.3, "Xylodrepa sexcarinata" = Dendroxena sexcarinata3, Micropeplus macrofulvus n. sp.5, Oxytelini indet.10, "Pliosyntomium schmidti n. gen. n. sp." = Paederus schmidti14, Necrophorus pliozaenicus n. sp.3, Tachinus sp.10
Staphylinidae indet.4 Latreille 1802 rove beetle
GZG 15111 (599-33)
? Aleocharinae indet.10 Fleming 1821 rove beetle
GZG.W.18268
? Staphylininae indet.3 Latreille 1802 rove beetle
GZG 10786 (599-8)
Pliosilpha strausi n. gen. n. sp.3 Gersdorf 1969 rove beetle
GZG 15027 (599-6)
"Xylodrepa sexcarinata" = Dendroxena sexcarinata3 Motschulsky 1861 rove beetle
ssp. pliocaenica; GZG 14202 (599-7)
Micropeplus macrofulvus n. sp.5 Gersdorf 1976 rove beetle
GZG 23935 (52-30.166)
Oxytelini indet.10 Fleming 1821 rove beetle
GZG.W.30764
"Pliosyntomium schmidti n. gen. n. sp." = Paederus schmidti14 Korge 1967 rove beetle
597-1
Necrophorus pliozaenicus n. sp.3 Gersdorf 1969 rove beetle
GZG 10992 (599-5)
Tachinus sp.10 Gravenhorst 1802 rove beetle
GZG.W.18932 (52-30.132)
 Coleoptera - Elateridae
Elateridae indet.3, Selatosomus sp.16
Elateridae indet.3 Leach 1815 click beetle
GZG 12841 coll. Mundlos (599-9); 23487 (52-30.165) in Gersdorf, 1976
Selatosomus sp.16 Stephens 1830 click beetle
GZG 19266 (52-30.143)
 Coleoptera - Cantharidae
Cantharidae indet.4
Cantharidae indet.4 Imhoff 1856 soldier beetle
GZG 12840 Mundlos (599-37), 9178 (599-; 22203 (52-30.153) in Gersdorf, 197635)
 Coleoptera - Buprestidae
Buprestidae indet.3, Chalcophora sp.4, Buprestini indet.5
Buprestidae indet.3 Leach 1815 jewel beetle
GZG 13577 (599-10), 13464 (599-58); 599-68 in Gersdorf, 1971; 52-30.158 in Gersdorf, 1976
Chalcophora sp.4 Dejean 1833 jewel beetle
GZG 17927 (599-62)
Buprestini indet.5 Leach 1815 jewel beetle
GZG 221182 (52-30.133); 583-9 (Acanthosomatidae indet. in Jordan, 1967)
 Coleoptera - Anthribidae
Anthribidae indet.4
Anthribidae indet.4 Billberg 1820 fungus weevil
GZG 2806 (599-27)
 Coleoptera - Curculionidae
Curculionidae indet.4, Pliocleonus gibbosus n. gen. n. sp.5, Hylobius abietis4, Curculio sp.4
Curculionidae indet.4 Latreille 1802 snout beetle
GZG 14285 (599-30), 17917 (599-63); 20933 (52-30.138), 52-30.007 in Gersdorf 1976
Pliocleonus gibbosus n. gen. n. sp.5 Gersdorf 1976 snout beetle
GZG 21933 (52-30.162)
Hylobius abietis4 Linnaeus 1758 large pine weevil
GZG 14132 (599-29)
Curculio sp.4 Linnaeus 1758 snout beetle
GZG 10336 (599-28)
 Coleoptera - Cerambycidae
Cerambycidae indet.21, Prioninae indet.21, Lamiinae indet.21, "Dorcadionini indet." = Lamiini21, Saperdini indet.21, ? Saperda sp.5, "Saperdopsis robusta n. gen. n. sp." = Saperda robusta21, "Acanthocinus schmidti n. sp." = Acanthocinus schmidti21, "Pseudonepa bitarsalis n. gen. n. sp." = Acanthocinus schmidti11, Lepturinae indet.21, Cerambycinae indet.21, Xylotrechus sp.16, Monochamoides willershausensis n. gen. n. sp.21
Cerambycidae indet.21 Latreille 1802 longhorned beetle
GZG 598-1; 599-57 in Gersdorf 1969; 11711 (599-64) in Gersdorf 1971; 6 additional in Gersdorf 1976
Prioninae indet.21 Latreille 1802 longhorned beetle
GZG 15142 (598-4)
Lamiinae indet.21 Latreille 1825 longhorned beetle
GZG 15646 (598-12); GZG 21442 (52-30.134) in Gersdorf 1976
"Dorcadionini indet." = Lamiini21 Latreille 1825 longhorned beetle
GZG 598-3
Saperdini indet.21 Mulsant 1839 longhorned beetle
GZG 12001 (598-14)
? Saperda sp.5 Fabricius 1775 longhorned beetle
52-30.005
"Saperdopsis robusta n. gen. n. sp." = Saperda robusta21 Schmidt 1967 longhorned beetle
GZG 12524 (598-13)
"Acanthocinus schmidti n. sp." = Acanthocinus schmidti21 Schmidt 1967 longhorned beetle
GZG 10437 (598-10), 12836 (598-11)
"Pseudonepa bitarsalis n. gen. n. sp." = Acanthocinus schmidti11 Schmidt 1967 longhorned beetle
GZG 13549 (583-37)
Lepturinae indet.21 Latreille 1802 longhorned beetle
GZG 9177 (598-7), 598-8, GZG 20700 (52-30.137) in Gersdorf 1976
Cerambycinae indet.21 Latreille 1802 longhorned beetle
GZG 11156 (598-2), 2062 (598-5), 2063 (598-6)
Xylotrechus sp.16 Chevrolat 1860 longhorned beetle
GZG 2901 (599-38)
Monochamoides willershausensis n. gen. n. sp.21 Schmidt 1967 longhorned beetle
GZG 15149 (598-9)
 Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae
Chrysomelidae indet.3
Chrysomelidae indet.3 Latreille 1802 leaf beetle
GZG 13631 (Saperdopsis robusta in Schmidt, 1967), 12839
 Coleoptera - Coccinellidae
Coccinellidae indet.3, Coccinellinae indet.3, Coccinellini indet.3, Harmonia sp.3, Halyzia sp.3, Chilocorini indet.3
Coccinellidae indet.3 Latreille 1807 ladybird beetle
GZG 2039 (599-18) 2066 (599-20), 15696 (599-21)
Coccinellinae indet.3 Latreille 1807 ladybird beetle
GZG 11145 (599-13)
Coccinellini indet.3 Latreille 1807 ladybird beetle
GZG 11727 (599-14)
Harmonia sp.3 Mulsant 1846 ladybird beetle
GZG 14826 (599-17)
Halyzia sp.3 Mulsant 1846 ladybird beetle
GZG 599-19
Chilocorini indet.3 Mulsant 1846 ladybird beetle
GZG 2074 (599-15), 12835 coll. Mundlos (599-16)
 Coleoptera - Tenebrionidae
Pseudocistela aff. ceramboides16, Euboeus mimonti16
Pseudocistela aff. ceramboides16 Linnaeus 1758 comb-clawed beetle
GZG 599-22
Euboeus mimonti16 Boieldieu 1865 darkling beetle
GZG 16854 (599-60)
 Coleoptera - Erotylidae
Erotylidae indet.3
Erotylidae indet.3 Latreille 1802 pleasing fungus beetle
GZG 11382 (599-12)
 Coleoptera - Cucujidae
? Cucujidae indet.3
? Cucujidae indet.3 Latreille 1802 beetle
GZG 11724 (599-11); 2065 (599-31) in Gersdorf 1971
 Coleoptera - Cupedidae
Cupes praeglacialis n. sp.5
Cupes praeglacialis n. sp.5 Gersdorf 1976 reticulated beetle
GZG 19924 (52-30.130), 18289 (52.30-131)
 Coleoptera - Carabidae
"Brachynus sp." = Brachinus5, Harpalinae indet.3, Lebia sp.3, Calosoma sycophanta3, Calosoma maderae5, Calosoma inquisitor3
"Brachynus sp." = Brachinus5 Weber 1801 ground beetle
GZG 14048 (583-38) ("indet Wanze" in Jordan, 1967)
Harpalinae indet.3 Bonelli 1810 ground beetle
GZG 12683 (599-3)
Lebia sp.3 Latreille 1802 colorful foliage ground beetle
GZG 15130 (599-4)
Calosoma sycophanta3 Linnaeus 1758 forest caterpillar hunter
GZG 15146 (599-1); 22477 (52-30.152) in Gersdorf, 1976
Calosoma maderae5 Fabricius 1775 ground beetle
52-30.004
Calosoma inquisitor3 Linnaeus 1758 ground beetle
GZG 2064a (599-2); 23965 (52-30.163) in Gersdorf, 1976
 Coleoptera -
Cydnopsis nigromembranacea n. sp.11
Cydnopsis nigromembranacea n. sp.11 Jordan 1967 beetle
GZG 13670 (538-29)
 Lepidoptera - Nepticulidae
Stigmellites heringi n. gen. n. sp., Stigmellites pliotityrellus n. sp.
Stigmellites heringi n. gen. n. sp. Kernbach 1967 moth
GZG 11137 (leaf mine)
Stigmellites pliotityrellus n. sp. Kernbach 1967 moth
GZG 3050 (leaf mine)
 Lepidoptera - Pieridae
Pierites sp.23
Pierites sp.23 Heer 1849 butterfly
ssp. fossilis; GZG 13589
 Lepidoptera - Notodontidae
Cerurites wagneri n. gen. n. sp.
Cerurites wagneri n. gen. n. sp. Kernbach 1967 moth
GZG 12202
 Lepidoptera -
Noctuites gersdorfi n. sp.
Noctuites gersdorfi n. sp. Kernbach 1967 moth
GZG 596-8, 9
 Lepidoptera - Geometridae
Geometridites jordani n. sp., Geometridites repens n. gen. n. sp.
Geometridites jordani n. sp. Kernbach 1967 geometer moth
GZG 10119
Geometridites repens n. gen. n. sp. Kernbach 1967 geometer moth
GZG 11499
 Lepidoptera - Eriocraniidae
Eriocranites hercynicus n. gen. n. sp.
Eriocranites hercynicus n. gen. n. sp. Kernbach 1967 moth
GZG 16283
 Lepidoptera -
Sphingidites weidneri n. gen. n. sp., Gallerites keleri n. gen. n. sp.
Sphingidites weidneri n. gen. n. sp. Kernbach 1967 moth
GZG 3435
Gallerites keleri n. gen. n. sp. Kernbach 1967 moth
GZG 13547
 Hymenoptera - Tenthredinidae
Tenthredinidae indet.24
Tenthredinidae indet.24 Latreille 1802 wood wasp
GZG 12525 (595-2)
 Hymenoptera - Cimbicidae
"Zaraea sp." = Abia24
"Zaraea sp." = Abia24 Leach 1817 cimbicid sawfly
GZG 2048 (595-1)
 Hymenoptera - Crabronidae
Ectemnius sp.24
Ectemnius sp.24 Dahlbom 1845 moustache wasp
GZG 2724 (595-9)
 Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Formicidae indet.24, Formicinae indet.24, Camponotites silvestris n. gen. n. sp.24, Camponotini indet.24, Camponotus sp.24, Myrmicinae indet.24
Formicidae indet.24 Latreille 1802 ant
GZG 2757 (595-17)
Formicinae indet.24 Latreille 1802 ant
Camponotites silvestris n. gen. n. sp.24 Steinbach 1967 ant
GZG.W.14552 (595-8)
Camponotini indet.24 Forel 1878 ant
Camponotus sp.24 Mayr 1861 ant
GZG 10568 (595-16)
Myrmicinae indet.24 Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835 ant
GZG 12846 (595-15)
 Hymenoptera -
Ichneumonoidea indet.24
Ichneumonoidea indet.24 Latreille 1802 wasp
 Hymenoptera - Ichneumonidae
"Lissonotinae indet." = Atrophini24, Pimplites praeparatus n. gen. n. sp.24, Ichneumoninae indet.24, Ichneumoninites sulfatorius n. gen. n. sp.24
"Lissonotinae indet." = Atrophini24 Seyrig 1932 ichneumon wasp
GZG 2051 (595-5)
Pimplites praeparatus n. gen. n. sp.24 Steinbach 1967 ichneumon wasp
GZG 8202 (595-3)
Ichneumoninae indet.24 Latreille 1802 ichneumon wasp
GZG 8699 (595-10)
Ichneumoninites sulfatorius n. gen. n. sp.24 Steinbach 1967 ichneumon wasp
GZG 10588 (595-4)
 Hymenoptera - Braconidae
Braconidae indet.24
Braconidae indet.24 Nees ab Esenbeck 1811 wasp
GZG 15268 (595-14)
 Plecoptera - Taeniopterygidae
Brachyptera schmidti n. sp.9
Brachyptera schmidti n. sp.9 Illies 1967 winter stonefly
GZG 10991 (594-6)
 Dicondylia -
Orthoptera indet.17
Orthoptera indet.17 Olivier 1789 grasshopper
GZG 52-12372 (583-25, Pentatomidae indet. in Jordan 1967), 52-14659 (583-42, Heteroptera indet in Jordan 1967)
 Orthoptera - Tetrigidae
Tetrix sp.6
Tetrix sp.6 Latreille 1802 pygmy grasshopper
GZG 12652 (584-1)
 Orthoptera - Acrididae
Sphingonotus sp.6, Mecostethus sp.6, Oedipodini indet.6
Sphingonotus sp.6 Fieber 1852 band-winged grasshopper
GZG 2068 (584-6), 8201 (584-7), 9176 (584-8), 9540 (584-9), 12340 (584-10), 12622 (584-11)
Mecostethus sp.6 Fieber 1852 band-winged grasshopper
GZG 14501 (584-5)
Oedipodini indet.6 Walker 1871 band-winged grasshopper
GZG 10478 (584-4), 584-2, 584-3
 Orthoptera - Gryllotalpidae
Gryllotalpa africana28
Gryllotalpa africana28 Palisot de Beauvais 1805 mole cricket
GZG 2551 (618-1)
 Orthoptera - Tettigoniidae
Platycleis sp.6, Nephoptera harzensis n. sp.6
Platycleis sp.6 Fieber 1853 katydid
GZG 584-12
Nephoptera harzensis n. sp.6 Harz 1967 katydid
GZG 14956 (584-13), 11680 (584-14)
 Mantodea - Mantidae
Mantis religiosa1
Mantis religiosa1 Linnaeus 1758 praying mantis
GZG 8811 (591-1)
 Blattodea - Rhinotermitidae
Reticulitermes pliozaenicus n. sp.29
Reticulitermes pliozaenicus n. sp.29 Weidner 1971 termite
GZG 52-19127, 52-17631, 579-5
 Blattodea -
Ulmeriella strausi n. sp.29, Ulmeriella willershausensis n. sp.27
Ulmeriella strausi n. sp.29 Weidner 1971 termite
GZG 52-15062
Ulmeriella willershausensis n. sp.27 Weidner 1967 termite
GZG 14181 (579-1), 16240 (579-2), 15582 (579-3), 16292 (579-4)
 Hemiptera - Adelgidae
Adelges sp.8
Adelges sp.8 Vallot 1836 aphid
 Hemiptera - Elektraphididae
Schizoneurites sp.8
Schizoneurites sp.8 Cockerell 1915 aphid
GZG 14645 (630-1)
 Hemiptera - Aphididae
Aphididae indet.7, Plioaphis subhercynica n. gen. n. sp.7
Aphididae indet.7 Latreille 1802 aphid
GZG 14605 (630-3)
Plioaphis subhercynica n. gen. n. sp.7 Heie 1968 aphid
GZG 630-4 (from collection of Otto Klages)
 Hemiptera - Cicadidae
Cicadidae indet.26, Cicada aff. lodosi15, Cicada aff. orni15, Tibicina sp.15, Tibicina aff. haematodes15, Tibicina lata n. sp.15, Tibicina boulardi n. sp.15
Cicadidae indet.26 Latreille 1802 cicada
GZG 11005 (593-10); 15113, 15114, 15826, 18044 40308, 40310 in Moulds et al. (2023)
Cicada aff. lodosi15 Boulard 1979 cicada
GZG.W.21609
Cicada aff. orni15 Linnaeus 1758 cicada
GZG 13310 (593-8), 593-9
Tibicina sp.15 Kolenati 1857 cicada
GZG.W.21753, 22815
Tibicina aff. haematodes15 Scopoli 1763 cicada
GZG 11684 (593-1), 12351 (593-2), 11030 (593-3), 13308 (593-4), 11666 (593-5), 11178 (593-6), 13689 (593-7), 593-11, 3987 (593-12), 5144 (593-13)
Tibicina lata n. sp.15 Moulds et al. 2023 cicada
GZG.W.14592; 11666 (Tibicina haematodes in Wagner, 1967), 13308 (Tibicina haematodes in Wagner, 1967), 16688, 23091
Tibicina boulardi n. sp.15 Moulds et al. 2023 cicada
GZG.W.17632; 8816, 9132, 11178 (Tibicina haematodes in Wagner, 1967), 13689 (Tibicina haematodes in Wagner, 1967), 15412, 16175, 16879, 17330, 61908
 Hemiptera -
Pachymerus nigropedis n. sp.11, Heteroptera indet.11
Pachymerus nigropedis n. sp.11 Jordan 1967 true bug
GZG 14828 (583-32)
Heteroptera indet.11 Latreille 1810 true bug
GZG 8129 (583-16), 13570 (583-39), 14767 (583-41), 11729 (583-43); in Popov 2007: 18037, 18264
 Hemiptera - Aphelocheiridae
"Cydnopsis affinis n. sp." = Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) affinis11, "Coreoidus latus n. gen. n. sp." = Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) affinis11, "Cydnopsis ventralis n. sp." = Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) affinis11, "Atoposita angulosa n. gen. n. sp." = Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) affinis11
"Cydnopsis affinis n. sp." = Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) affinis11 Jordan 1967 true bug
GZG 3449 (583-13), 60/23 (583-7); in Popov 2007: 10636, 12669
"Coreoidus latus n. gen. n. sp." = Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) affinis11 Jordan 1967 true bug
GZG 2594 (583-11), 5982 (583-15), 12626 (583-31)
"Cydnopsis ventralis n. sp." = Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) affinis11 Jordan 1967 true bug
GZG 3986 (583-6), 2830 (583-12)
"Atoposita angulosa n. gen. n. sp." = Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) affinis11 Jordan 1967 true bug
GZG 12037 (583-35
 Hemiptera - Lygaeidae
Lygaeidae indet.17, "Macrocranum pliozani n. gen. n. sp." = Macrocranum pliozaeni11
Lygaeidae indet.17 Schilling 1829 milkweed bug
GZG 52-10318a
"Macrocranum pliozani n. gen. n. sp." = Macrocranum pliozaeni11 Jordan 1967 milkweed bug
GZG 12639 (583-33)
 Hemiptera - Alydidae
"Nabis strausi n. sp." = Willershausenia strausi12
"Nabis strausi n. sp." = Willershausenia strausi12 Jordan 1969 broad-headed bug
GZG 16950 (642-2)
 Hemiptera - Pentatomidae
Halynoides brunneus n. gen. n. sp.11, "Pentatomoides atratus n. sp." = Pentatomoides atratus11, "Pentatomoides atratus" = Pentatomoides atratus17, "Pentatomoides echinodes n. sp." = Pentatomoides atratus11, "Apodiphus robustus n. sp." = Pentatomoides atratus11, Pseudopalomena incerta n. gen. n. sp.11, "Carpocoroides latus n. sp." = Carpocoroides latus11, "Carpocoroides punctatus n. sp." = Carpocoroides latus11, "Pentatomoides incertus n. sp." = Carpocoroides incertus11, "Pentatomoides dubius n. sp." = Rhomboidea dubia11, Rhomboidea macroptera n. gen. n. sp.11, Suspectocoris grandis n. gen. n. sp.11
Halynoides brunneus n. gen. n. sp.11 Jordan 1967 stink bug
GZG 10243 (583-1)
"Pentatomoides atratus n. sp." = Pentatomoides atratus11 Jordan 1967 stink bug
GZG 12627 (583-22); in Popov 2007: GZG 52-30701
"Pentatomoides atratus" = Pentatomoides atratus17 Jordan 1967 stink bug
GZG 13673 (583-28), 10496 (583-18), 10578 (583-26)
"Pentatomoides echinodes n. sp." = Pentatomoides atratus11 Jordan 1967 stink bug
GZG 12630 (583-21)
"Apodiphus robustus n. sp." = Pentatomoides atratus11 Jordan 1967 stink bug
GZG 14206 (583-19)
Pseudopalomena incerta n. gen. n. sp.11 Jordan 1967 stink bug
GZG 13548 (583-20)
"Carpocoroides latus n. sp." = Carpocoroides latus11 Jordan 1967 stink bug
GZG 8531 (583-17), 3989 (583-14), 2991 (583-8); 54/7 (583-5, Pentatomidae in Jordan 1967), 12098, 30701
"Carpocoroides punctatus n. sp." = Carpocoroides latus11 Jordan 1967 stink bug
GZG 2991 (583-8)
"Pentatomoides incertus n. sp." = Carpocoroides incertus11 Jordan 1967 stink bug
GZG 15066 (583-23)
"Pentatomoides dubius n. sp." = Rhomboidea dubia11 Jordan 1967 stink bug
GZG 9457 (583-2)
Rhomboidea macroptera n. gen. n. sp.11 Jordan 1967 stink bug
GZG 13545 (583-36), 3434 (583-4)
Suspectocoris grandis n. gen. n. sp.11 Jordan 1967 stink bug
GZG 4214 (583-3) (9164 (583-30) is counterpart)
 Hemiptera - Cydnidae
Ovalocoris parva n. gen. n. sp.11
Ovalocoris parva n. gen. n. sp.11 Jordan 1967 burrowing bug
GZG 13811 (583-34)
 Hemiptera - Tessaratomidae
Tesseratomoides maximus n. gen. n. sp.11
Tesseratomoides maximus n. gen. n. sp.11 Jordan 1967 giant shield bug
GZG 13538 (583-24)
Arachnida
 Araneae -
Araneae indet.18
Araneae indet.18 Clerck 1757 spider
 Araneae - Thomisidae
Thomisidae indet.18, Thomisidites hercynicus n. gen. n. sp.25
Thomisidae indet.18 Sundevall 1833 crab spider
Thomisidites hercynicus n. gen. n. sp.25 Straus 1967 crab spider
GZG 9179 (592-5)
 Araneae - Lycosidae
Lycosidae indet.18
Lycosidae indet.18 Sundevall 1833 wolf spider
 Araneae - Salticidae
Salticidae indet.18, Salticidites hercynicus n. gen. n. sp.25
Salticidae indet.18 Blackwall 1841 spider
Salticidites hercynicus n. gen. n. sp.25 Straus 1967 spider
GZG 8189 (592-7)
 Araneae - Philodromidae
Philodromidites hercynicus n. gen. n. sp.25
Philodromidites hercynicus n. gen. n. sp.25 Straus 1967 spider
GZG 3444 (592-6)
 Araneae - Araneidae
Araneidae indet.18
Araneidae indet.18 Simon 1895 orb-weaving spider
 Araneae - Dysderidae
Segestriites cromei n. gen. n. sp.25
Segestriites cromei n. gen. n. sp.25 Straus 1967 woodlouse hunter spider
GZG 8206 (592-4)
1Beier 1967; 2Dürrenfeldt 1968; 3Gersdorf 1969; 4Gersdorf 1971; 5Gersdorf 1976; 6Harz 1967; 7Heie 1968; 8Heie and Wegierek 2011; 9Illies 1967; 10Jenkins Shaw et al. 2024; 11Jordan 1967; 12Jordan 1969; 13Kohring and Schlüter 1993; 14Korge 1967; 15Moulds et al. 2023; 16Nabozhenko et al. 2024; 17Popov 2007; 18Schawaller 1982; 19Schlüter 1982; 20Schmidt 1966; 21Schmidt 1967; 22Schumann 1967; 23Sohn et al. 2012; 24Steinbach 1967; 25Straus 1967; 26Wagner 1967; 27Weidner 1967; 28Weidner 1968; 29Weidner 1971