PBDB Collection

Brunstatt, horizon d4 (Oligocene of France)

Where: France (47.7° N, 7.3° E: paleocoordinates 47.1° N, 3.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)

• Lutz (1997) and Mai (1995) assign the age of Brunstatt and Kleinkems to the Lower Oligocene, but Mai (1995) also allocated Brunstatt to the Mammal Reference Level MP20 which corresponds to the Priabonian (37.2–33.9 Ma) in the latest part of the Eocene. Thus, the stratigraphical position of Brunstatt and Kleinkems seems to be close to the Eocene-Oligocene boundary.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified marl

• Deposited on the shore of a very large shallow saline lake (with an area of several hundred square kilometres) with episodical intrusion of fresh water.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression

Primary reference: B. Förster. 1891. Die Insekten der "Plattigen Steinmergels" von Brunstatt. Abhandlungen zur Geologischen Specialkarte von Elsass-Lothringen, Band 3 1:335-593 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 121476: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 04.12.2011, edited by Jered Karr

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Taxonomic list

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Insecta
Diptera - Bibionidae	"Plecia cf. lapidaria" = Plecia pinguis, Plecia cf. grossa, Plecia inflata, Plecia cf. rhenana, Plecia gracillima n. sp. "Plecia cf. lapidaria" = Plecia pinguis von Heyden and von Heyden 1865 love bug Plecia cf. grossa von Heyden and von Heyden 1865 love bug Plecia inflata Oustalet 1870 love bug Plecia cf. rhenana von Heyden and von Heyden 1865 love bug Plecia gracillima n. sp. Förster 1891 love bug
Diptera - Mycetophilidae	"Glaphyroptera gracillima n. sp." = Leia gracillima, "Glaphyroptera longipes n. sp." = Leia longipes, "Rhymosia foersteri" = Rymosia foersteri, "Epicypta pallipes" = Allodia pallipes, Epicypta cf. nigritella "Glaphyroptera gracillima n. sp." = Leia gracillima Förster 1891 fungus gnat "Glaphyroptera longipes n. sp." = Leia longipes Förster 1891 fungus gnat "Rhymosia foersteri" = Rymosia foersteri Theobald 1937 fungus gnat "Epicypta pallipes" = Allodia pallipes Heer 1856 fungus gnat Epicypta cf. nigritella Heer 1849 fungus gnat
Diptera - Syrphidae	"Syrphus cf. freyeri" = Platycheirus freyeri, Syrphus reciprocus n. sp. "Syrphus cf. freyeri" = Platycheirus freyeri Heer 1849 hover fly Syrphus reciprocus n. sp. Förster 1891 hover fly
Hemiptera -	Oligonila defectuosa n. sp., Oligonila foersteri n. gen. n. sp. Oligonila defectuosa n. sp. Theobald 1937 planthopper was identified as Cixius cf. loculatus In Förster Oligonila foersteri n. gen. n. sp. Theobald 1937 planthopper
Hemiptera - Cixiidae	Cixius cf. vitreus Cixius cf. vitreus Germar and Berendt 1856 cixiid planthopper
Hemiptera - Aphrophoridae	Ptyelus marcatus, Aphrophora dimidia n. sp. Ptyelus marcatus Theobald 1937 froghopper Aphrophora dimidia n. sp. Förster 1891 froghopper
Hemiptera - Cercopidae	Cercopidae indet. Cercopidae indet. Leach 1815 froghopper
Hemiptera - Cydnidae	Cydnus cinctus n. sp., Cydnus armiger Cydnus cinctus n. sp. Förster 1891 burrowing bug Cydnus armiger Förster 1891 burrowing bug
Hemiptera - Rhyparochromidae	"Pachymerus fasciatus" = Diniella fasciata, "Pachymerus pulchellus" = Aphanus pulchellus, Aphanus contractus "Pachymerus fasciatus" = Diniella fasciata Heer 1853 seed bug "Pachymerus pulchellus" = Aphanus pulchellus Heer 1853 seed bug Aphanus contractus Theobald 1937 seed bug
Hemiptera - Nabidae	"Nabis maculata" = Nabis maculatus "Nabis maculata" = Nabis maculatus Heer 1853 true bug
Hymenoptera - Formicidae	"Attopsis cf. nigra" = Oecophylla obesa, "Camponotus vehemens n. sp." = Camponotites vehemens, Myrmicites sp., Mutilla tenera n. sp., "Attopsis valida" = Solenopsis valida, "Solenopsis superba" = Solenopsis superba, "Attopsis extensa n. sp." = Solenopsis superba, "Attopsis maxima n. sp." = Solenopsis maxima, "Attopsis moesta n. sp." = Solenopsis moesta "Attopsis cf. nigra" = Oecophylla obesa Heer 1849 weaver ant "Camponotus vehemens n. sp." = Camponotites vehemens Förster 1891 ant Myrmicites sp. Förster 1891 ant Mutilla tenera n. sp. Förster 1891 ant "Attopsis valida" = Solenopsis valida Förster 1891 ant "Solenopsis superba" = Solenopsis superba Förster 1891 ant "Attopsis extensa n. sp." = Solenopsis superba Förster 1891 ant "Attopsis maxima n. sp." = Solenopsis maxima Förster 1891 ant "Attopsis moesta n. sp." = Solenopsis moesta Förster 1891 ant
Hymenoptera - Torymidae	Torymus pertinax n. sp. Torymus pertinax n. sp. Förster 1891 chalcid wasp
Hymenoptera - Braconidae	Bracon praeteritus Bracon praeteritus Förster 1891 wasp
Hymenoptera - Tenthredinidae	Dolerus tenax n. sp. Dolerus tenax n. sp. Förster 1891 wood wasp
Coleoptera - Coccinellidae	Scymnus angulatus n. sp. Scymnus angulatus n. sp. Förster 1891 ladybird beetle
Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae	Bruchus cf. pisi, Donacia disjecta n. sp., "Haltica dubia n. sp." = Altica dubia Bruchus cf. pisi Linnaeus 1758 leaf beetle Donacia disjecta n. sp. Förster 1891 leaf beetle "Haltica dubia n. sp." = Altica dubia Förster 1891 flea beetle
Coleoptera - Phalacridae	Olibrus ornatus n. sp. Olibrus ornatus n. sp. Förster 1891 beetle
Coleoptera -	Escheria punctulata n. sp., Escheria crassipunctata n. sp. Escheria punctulata n. sp. Förster 1891 beetle Escheria crassipunctata n. sp. Förster 1891 beetle