Green River (Lee Collection) (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Wyoming (41.5° N, 109.5° W: paleocoordinates 45.5° N, 95.7° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Green River Formation, Bridgerian (50.3 - 46.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; diatomite and shale

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: adpression

Collected by L. A. Lee

Primary reference: S. H. Scudder. 1890. The Tertiary Insects of North America. Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories XIII:1-734 [C. Labandeira/C. Labandeira/L. Edwards]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 122092: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 16.12.2011, edited by Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Insecta
 Hemiptera - Cercopidae
Palecphora patefacta n. sp.
Palecphora patefacta n. sp. Scudder 1890 froghopper
Lee 1(143)
 Hemiptera - Cicadellidae
Thamnotettix mutilata n. sp., Tettigonia priscomarginata n. sp.
Thamnotettix mutilata n. sp. Scudder 1890 leafhopper
Lee 73
Tettigonia priscomarginata n. sp. Scudder 1890 leafhopper
Lee 34(35)
 Hemiptera - Cydnidae
Necrocydnus gosiutensis n. sp.
Necrocydnus gosiutensis n. sp. Scudder 1890 burrowing bug
Lee 13
 Hemiptera - Aphididae
"Lithaphis ? diruta" = Siphonophoroides antiqua
"Lithaphis ? diruta" = Siphonophoroides antiqua Buckton 1883 aphid
Lee 82
 Hemiptera - Fulgoridae
? Lystra richardsoni
? Lystra richardsoni Scudder 1878 fulgorid planthopper
Lee 40, 41, 109
 Hemiptera - Nogodinidae
Lithopsis elongata n. sp., Ficarasites stigmaticum n. gen. n. sp.
Lithopsis elongata n. sp. Scudder 1890 planthopper
Lee 90
Ficarasites stigmaticum n. gen. n. sp. Scudder 1890 planthopper
Lee 144
 Orthoptera - Eumastacidae
"Tyrbula multispinosa" = Eoerianthus multispinosus
"Tyrbula multispinosa" = Eoerianthus multispinosus Scudder 1890 monkey grasshopper
Lee 51
 Hymenoptera - Tenthredinidae
Taxonus nortoni n. sp.
Taxonus nortoni n. sp. Scudder 1890 wood wasp
Lee 22(140)
 Hymenoptera - Ichneumonidae
Eclytus lutatus n. sp., Glypta transversalis n. sp.
Eclytus lutatus n. sp. Scudder 1890 ichneumon wasp
Lee 36
Glypta transversalis n. sp. Scudder 1890 ichneumon wasp
Lee 76
 Coleoptera - Laemophloeidae
Parandrita vestita
Parandrita vestita Scudder 1890 beetle
Lee 83, 85, 95
 Coleoptera - Anthribidae
Tropideres remotus n. sp., Choragus fictilis n. sp.
Tropideres remotus n. sp. Scudder 1893 fungus weevil
Lee 27
Choragus fictilis n. sp. Scudder 1890 fungus weevil
Lee 106
 Coleoptera - Nemonychidae
"Eugnamptus grandaevus" = Sitona grandaevus
"Eugnamptus grandaevus" = Sitona grandaevus Scudder 1876 pine flower snout beetle
Lee 101
 Coleoptera - Curculionidae
Anthonomus soporus n. sp., Epicaerus saxatilis, "Scythropus subterraneus" = Epicaerus subterraneus
Anthonomus soporus n. sp. Scudder 1890 snout beetle
Lee 48
Epicaerus saxatilis Scudder 1876 snout beetle
Lee 30
"Scythropus subterraneus" = Epicaerus subterraneus Scudder 1893 snout beetle
Lee 41
 Coleoptera - Carabidae
Neothanes testeus
Neothanes testeus Scudder 1878 ground beetle
Lee 24
 Diptera - Sciomyzidae
? Sciomyza disjecta, ? Sciomyza manca
? Sciomyza disjecta Scudder 1878 marsh fly
found in considerable numbers
? Sciomyza manca Scudder 1878 marsh fly
most abundant Diptera
 Diptera - Syrphidae
Syrphidae indet., Psilota tabidosa n. sp.
Syrphidae indet. Latreille 1802 hover fly
Lee 98
Psilota tabidosa n. sp. Scudder 1890 hover fly
Lee 59
 Diptera - Platypezidae
Callomyia torporata n. sp.
Callomyia torporata n. sp. Scudder 1890 flat-footed fly
Lee 71
 Diptera - Asilidae
Stenocinclis sp.
Stenocinclis sp. Scudder 1878 robber fly
Lee 45
 Diptera - Mycetophilidae
"Sciophila hyattii n. sp." = Sciophila hyatti, "? Anaclinia sp." = Neuratelia, Boletina umbratica n. sp.
"Sciophila hyattii n. sp." = Sciophila hyatti Scudder 1890 fungus gnat
Lee 99
"? Anaclinia sp." = Neuratelia Rondani 1856 fungus gnat
Lee 66
Boletina umbratica n. sp. Scudder 1890 fungus gnat
Lee 37