PBDB Collection

Geiseltal (Halle collection) (Eocene of Germany)

Where: Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany (51.3° N, 12.0° E: paleocoordinates 48.3° N, 7.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• The coallayer is at the border of Cusien to Lutetian

•Franzen & Haubold 1986: lower Middle Eocene

Environment/lithology: mire or swamp; lignite and shale

• Geiseltal comes from a swampy environment. Subsidence caused by dissolution of underlying salts and anhydrite ("volcanic basin" is the closest tectonic setting category).

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression

Collected by Voigt, Pongracz in 1929-1931

Collection methods: bulk,

• Repository: Geologisches Institut Halle (some specimens or counterparts at Hungarian National Museum)

Primary reference: A. Pongrácz. 1935. Die eozäne Insektenfauna des Geiseltales. Nova Acta Leopoldina 2:485-572 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 155693: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 23.04.2014, edited by Jered Karr

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Taxonomic list

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Insecta
Odonata - Thaumatoneuridae	Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera n. gen. n. sp. Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera n. gen. n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 damselfly No. 9-13
Dicondylia -	Orthoptera indet. Orthoptera indet. Olivier 1789 grasshopper No. 6
Orthoptera - Tetrigidae	Tetrix sp. Tetrix sp. Latreille 1802 pygmy grasshopper
Dicondylia -	Blattodea indet. Blattodea indet. Latreille 1810 cockroach
Blattodea - Blaberidae	Eolampra longicauda n. gen. n. sp., Epilampra sp., "? Leucophaea sp." = Pycnoscelus Eolampra longicauda n. gen. n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 giant cockroach Epilampra sp. Burmeister 1838 giant cockroach No. 5 "? Leucophaea sp." = Pycnoscelus Scudder 1862 giant cockroach No. 3
Blattodea - Termitidae	Termes sp. Termes sp. Linnaeus 1758 termite No. 1, 2
Hemiptera - Nogodinidae	Lithopsis major n. sp. Lithopsis major n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 planthopper
Strepsiptera -	Pseudococcites eocaenicus n. gen. n. sp.² Pseudococcites eocaenicus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 twisted-winged parasite found in the gut of Eopyrophorus sp.
Coleoptera - Carabidae	? Carabidae indet., ? Pristonychus sp., Poecilus virgatus n. sp., ? Carabus sp. ? Carabidae indet. Latreille 1802 ground beetle ? Pristonychus sp. Dejean 1828 ground beetle Poecilus virgatus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 ground beetle No. 7, 8, 59 ? Carabus sp. Linnaeus 1758 ground beetle
Coleoptera - Cerambycidae	Cerambycidae indet., Xyloeconites proavus n. gen. n. sp.² Cerambycidae indet. Latreille 1802 longhorned beetle No. 47, 56/58, 61 Xyloeconites proavus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 longhorned beetle
Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae	Eoeumolpinus azureoviridis n. gen. n. sp.², Halocoleus cameratus n. gen. n. sp.², Eochrysomela ornata n. gen. n. sp.², Gonocelis notatus n. gen. n. sp.², Eosagra subparallela n. sp.², Eosagra obliquata n. sp.², Mesomphalia gemmaspis n. sp., Acassidites separandus n. gen. n. sp.², ? Cassida sp., Eocassida longula n. gen. n. sp.², Callistaspis punctatus n. gen. n. sp.², Donacia statzi n. sp.¹, Donacia voigti n. sp.¹, Donacia weigelti n. sp.¹ Eoeumolpinus azureoviridis n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 leaf beetle Nr. 3852 Halocoleus cameratus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 leaf beetle Eochrysomela ornata n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 leaf beetle Gonocelis notatus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 leaf beetle Eosagra subparallela n. sp.² Haupt 1950 frog-legged beetle Nr. 2485, 3303, 2638, 2062, 1249, 1858, 2205, 2302, 2654, 2720, 3385 Eosagra obliquata n. sp.² Haupt 1950 frog-legged beetle Nr. 2610, 5871 Mesomphalia gemmaspis n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 tortoise beetle Acassidites separandus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 tortoise beetle Nr. 1526 ? Cassida sp. Linnaeus 1758 tortoise beetle No. 62 Eocassida longula n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 tortoise beetle Callistaspis punctatus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 tortoise beetle Nr. 1831, 1711, 2136, 2165 Donacia statzi n. sp.¹ Goecke 1943 leaf beetle Donacia voigti n. sp.¹ Goecke 1943 leaf beetle Donacia weigelti n. sp.¹ Goecke 1943 leaf beetle
Coleoptera - Attelabidae	Cryptorrhynchites sculpturatus n. gen. n. sp.² Cryptorrhynchites sculpturatus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 leaf rolling weevil Unnumbered and Nr. 5815
Coleoptera - Curculionidae	Curculionites punctillatus n. sp.², ? Rhynchophorus sp. Curculionites punctillatus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 snout beetle ? Rhynchophorus sp. Herbst 1795 snout beetle
Coleoptera - Tenebrionidae	Tenebrionidae indet., Anthracohelops minutus n. sp.², Anthracohelops gigas n. sp.², "Caryosoma rugosus n. gen. n. sp." = Caryosoma rugosum², Mimohelops venosus n. gen. n. sp.², Pyrochalcaspis giseltalensis n. gen. n. sp.², Parakeleusticus postumus n. gen. n. sp.², "Eodromus aeneocupreus n. sp." = Eodromus agilis, Eodromus punctatosulcatus n. sp., Eodromus helopoides n. sp.², Eodromus punctatostriatus n. sp.², Eohelaeus sublaevis n. sp.², Eohelaeus perpunctatus n. sp.², Helops sp., Eoallognosis limbellus n. sp.², "Eoallognosis undulatus n. sp." = Eoallognosis undulata², Rhinohelaeites longipes n. gen. n. sp.², "Eoallognosis punctulatus n. sp." = Rhinohelaeites punctatulus², "Eocallidium rugulosus n. gen. n. sp." = Eocallidium rugulosum², Paropiophorus nitidus n. gen. n. sp.² Tenebrionidae indet. Latreille 1802 darkling beetle Anthracohelops minutus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1232, 1749 Anthracohelops gigas n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 3186 "Caryosoma rugosus n. gen. n. sp." = Caryosoma rugosum² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Inv. Nr. 3373, 5010 Mimohelops venosus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1275, 1659, 2110, 2710, 3383 Pyrochalcaspis giseltalensis n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Inv. Nr. 5050, 3591, 5086, 5066, 1790, 1786; Nr. 2582, 2011, 2634, 1777, 2669, 1991 Parakeleusticus postumus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1842 "Eodromus aeneocupreus n. sp." = Eodromus agilis Meunier 1921 darkling beetle No. 14-21; Nr. 1867, 1812, 2102, 3507, 2192, 2458, 1727 in Haupt 1950 (as E. agilis) Eodromus punctatosulcatus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 darkling beetle Eodromus helopoides n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 2298, 2188 Eodromus punctatostriatus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1623, 1884, 2116, 2119, 1673, 1954, 2174, 2304, 2585, 2637, two unnumbered Eohelaeus sublaevis n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1669 Eohelaeus perpunctatus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 2171 Helops sp. Fabricius 1775 darkling beetle Eoallognosis limbellus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1247 "Eoallognosis undulatus n. sp." = Eoallognosis undulata² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 2689, 1905, 2480, 2507, 5816 Rhinohelaeites longipes n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1264, 1817, 3512, 3549 "Eoallognosis punctulatus n. sp." = Rhinohelaeites punctatulus² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 2474 "Eocallidium rugulosus n. gen. n. sp." = Eocallidium rugulosum² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1678 Paropiophorus nitidus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1710
Coleoptera - Buprestidae	Archelater major n. sp., Archelater megaloprepus n. sp., Archelater aeneoviridis n. sp., Archelater rutilogrammus n. sp., Microjulodis auratus n. gen. n. sp.², Cinyra pulchella n. sp.³, Psiloptera sp., Psiloptera incerta n. sp.³, "Stizonotus marmoratus n. sp." = Psiloptera haupti², "Stizonotus signatus n. sp." = Psiloptera signata², Psiloptera zeuneri n. sp., "Stizonotus eximius n. sp." = Psiloptera eximia², "Eochalcophora transversovittata n. sp." = Psiloptera transversovittata², "Eochalcophora abbreviata n. sp." = Psiloptera transversovittata², "Eolampetis schulzi n. sp." = Psiloptera schulzi², "Ancylocheira acroptera n. sp." = Psiloptera acroptera, "Taenionotus maculatus n. sp." = Psiloptera maculata², Psiloptera granulata n. sp., Psiloptera chrysochlora n. sp., "Taenionotus fasciatus n. sp." = Psiloptera fasciata², Dicerca punctatosulcata n. sp., Dicerca acanthoptera n. sp., Polybothris antiquus n. sp., "Eolampetis weigelti n. gen. n. sp." = Lampetis weigelti, "Eolampetis micans n. sp." = Lampetis weigelti², "Iridotaenia primordialis n. sp." = Chrysodema primordialis, "Iridotaenia voigti n. sp." = Chrysodema primordialis, "Glaphyroptera" sp., Eurythyrea sp., Eurythyrea bilyi n. sp.³, Buprestis sp., "Rhabdoglyptus auratostriatus n. sp." = Buprestis auratostriata², "Buprestis (Cypriacis) hauboldi n. sp." = Buprestis hauboldi³, "Eolampetis griseomicans n. sp." = Buprestis griseomicans², "Rhabdoglyptus viridistriatus n. sp." = Buprestis viridistriatus², Buprestis pongraczi n. sp.³, "Rhabdoglyptus seorsus n. sp." = Buprestis seorsus², Buprestis margineaurata n. sp.³, "Coroebus carniolicus n. sp." = Anthaxia carniolica, "Eoanthaxites irregularis n. sp." = Anthaxia viridicyanea², "Eoanthaxites unicolor n. sp." = Anthaxia haupti², ? Buprestites sp., Buprestites sp., Buprestites splendida n. sp., "Perotis minnae" = Buprestites minnae, Buprestites goniaspis n. sp., Buprestites aeneoviolacea n. sp., Buprestites obscura n. sp. Archelater major n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Archelater megaloprepus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle No. 34/37 Archelater aeneoviridis n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle No. 38/41, 40, 57 Archelater rutilogrammus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle No. 42/43, 59 Microjulodis auratus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Cinyra pulchella n. sp.³ Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 1712 Psiloptera sp. Dejean 1833 jewel beetle Psiloptera incerta n. sp.³ Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 1274, 1853, 2542 "Stizonotus marmoratus n. sp." = Psiloptera haupti² Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 1653, 3972 (Weidlich lists 7 specimens) "Stizonotus signatus n. sp." = Psiloptera signata² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 3757 Psiloptera zeuneri n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle "Stizonotus eximius n. sp." = Psiloptera eximia² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 1213 "Eochalcophora transversovittata n. sp." = Psiloptera transversovittata² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 1615 (Weidlich has 17 specimens, including E. abbreviata) "Eochalcophora abbreviata n. sp." = Psiloptera transversovittata² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 1912, 2063, 3127, 3384, 3731, 3970, 5861, 5875, 3334/Inv. Nr. 5085 "Eolampetis schulzi n. sp." = Psiloptera schulzi² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 2266, 3887, 5820 "Ancylocheira acroptera n. sp." = Psiloptera acroptera Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle No. 22 and two unnumbered; Nr. 1718, 2026, 3506 in Haupt, 1950 (Weidlich lists 29 specimens) "Taenionotus maculatus n. sp." = Psiloptera maculata² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 3563 Psiloptera granulata n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Psiloptera chrysochlora n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle "Taenionotus fasciatus n. sp." = Psiloptera fasciata² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 2197 (Weidlich also lists 2069) Dicerca punctatosulcata n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Dicerca acanthoptera n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Polybothris antiquus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle No. 36 "Eolampetis weigelti n. gen. n. sp." = Lampetis weigelti Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle No. 28-33, 35; Nr. 1763, 3814, 3818 in Haupt 1950; Weidlich lists 48 specimens including 1756 "Eolampetis micans n. sp." = Lampetis weigelti² Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Nr. 1746 "Iridotaenia primordialis n. sp." = Chrysodema primordialis Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Nr. 1793 in Weidlich 1987 (Weidlich has 42 specimens, presumably including 1 type of I. voigti) "Iridotaenia voigti n. sp." = Chrysodema primordialis Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle "Glaphyroptera" sp. Heer 1852 jewel beetle Eurythyrea sp. Dejean 1833 jewel beetle Eurythyrea bilyi n. sp.³ Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 2345, 2619, 3145 Buprestis sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel beetle "Rhabdoglyptus auratostriatus n. sp." = Buprestis auratostriata² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 2202; Nr. 1633 in Weidlich 1987 "Buprestis (Cypriacis) hauboldi n. sp." = Buprestis hauboldi³ Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 2126 "Eolampetis griseomicans n. sp." = Buprestis griseomicans² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 5820, 2005; Weidlich lists 11 specimens "Rhabdoglyptus viridistriatus n. sp." = Buprestis viridistriatus² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 3536 Buprestis pongraczi n. sp.³ Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 2648 "Rhabdoglyptus seorsus n. sp." = Buprestis seorsus² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 1984 Buprestis margineaurata n. sp.³ Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 2386, 2187 "Coroebus carniolicus n. sp." = Anthaxia carniolica Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle 3 additional in Haupt, 1950 (Nr. 1229, 3727, 3883) "Eoanthaxites irregularis n. sp." = Anthaxia viridicyanea² Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 1609 "Eoanthaxites unicolor n. sp." = Anthaxia haupti² Bílý 1995 jewel beetle Nr. 1644, 2105, 3890, 5806 ? Buprestites sp. Heer 1847 jewel beetle No. 26 Buprestites sp. Heer 1847 jewel beetle Buprestites splendida n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle "Perotis minnae" = Buprestites minnae Giebel 1856 jewel beetle No. 25 Buprestites goniaspis n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Buprestites aeneoviolacea n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Buprestites obscura n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle
Coleoptera - Elateridae	Elater sp., Eopyrophorus mixtus n. gen. n. sp.² Elater sp. Linnaeus 1758 click beetle Eopyrophorus mixtus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 click beetle At least one specimen
Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae	Eophyllocerus scrobiculatus n. sp.², Eophyllocerus glaucinus n. sp.² Eophyllocerus scrobiculatus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 scarab beetle Nr. 1218, 1722, 1801, 1872, 1916, 2005, 2241, 2248, 2290, 2335, 2349, 2426, 2592, 2718 Eophyllocerus glaucinus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 scarab beetle Nr. 2621, 2297
Coleoptera - Agyrtidae	Eosilphites decoratus n. sp.² Eosilphites decoratus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 primitive carrion beetle Nr. 1839
Coleoptera -	Lecanopteryx miranda n. gen. n. sp.², Eumecoleus tenuis n. gen. n. sp.² Lecanopteryx miranda n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 beetle Nr. 1846, 1867, 3557 Eumecoleus tenuis n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 beetle Nr. 2365,1203, 1216, 1217, 1294, 1698, 2163, 2178, 3174
Neuroptera - Hemerobiidae	? Bothromicromus sp. ? Bothromicromus sp. Scudder 1878 brown lacewing

¹Goecke 1943; ²Haupt 1950; ³Weidlich 1987