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
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
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera n. gen. n. sp.
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? Bothromicromus sp. Scudder 1878 brown lacewing | |
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.
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? Carabidae indet. Latreille 1802 ground beetle
? Pristonychus sp. Dejean 1828 ground beetle
? Carabus sp. Linnaeus 1758 ground beetle | |
Eumecoleus tenuis n. gen. n. sp.2 Haupt 1950 beetle Nr. 2365,1203, 1216, 1217, 1294, 1698, 2163, 2178, 3174
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Eosilphites decoratus n. sp.2
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Eophyllocerus scrobiculatus n. sp.2 Haupt 1950 scarab beetle Nr. 1218, 1722, 1801, 1872, 1916, 2005, 2241, 2248, 2290, 2335, 2349, 2426, 2592, 2718
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Donacia statzi n. sp.1, Donacia voigti n. sp.1, Donacia weigelti n. sp.1, Acassidites separandus n. gen. n. sp.2, ? Cassida sp., Eocassida longula n. gen. n. sp.2, Callistaspis punctatus n. gen. n. sp.2, Mesomphalia gemmaspis n. sp., Eosagra subparallela n. sp.2, Eosagra obliquata n. sp.2, Eoeumolpinus azureoviridis n. gen. n. sp.2, Halocoleus cameratus n. gen. n. sp.2, Gonocelis notatus n. gen. n. sp.2, Eochrysomela ornata n. gen. n. sp.2
Mesomphalia gemmaspis n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 tortoise beetle
Eosagra subparallela n. sp.2 Haupt 1950 frog-legged beetle Nr. 2485, 3303, 2638, 2062, 1249, 1858, 2205, 2302, 2654, 2720, 3385
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? Rhynchophorus sp. Herbst 1795 snout beetle | |
Cryptorrhynchites sculpturatus n. gen. n. sp.2
Cryptorrhynchites sculpturatus n. gen. n. sp.2 Haupt 1950 leaf rolling weevil Unnumbered and Nr. 5815
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Tenebrionidae indet., Eohelaeus perpunctatus n. sp.2, Eohelaeus sublaevis n. sp.2, "Eoallognosis punctulatus n. sp." = Rhinohelaeites punctatulus2, Rhinohelaeites longipes n. gen. n. sp.2, "Eocallidium rugulosus n. gen. n. sp." = Eocallidium rugulosum2, "Eoallognosis undulatus n. sp." = Eoallognosis undulata2, Eoallognosis limbellus n. sp.2, Paropiophorus nitidus n. gen. n. sp.2, Anthracohelops minutus n. sp.2, Anthracohelops gigas n. sp.2, "Caryosoma rugosus n. gen. n. sp." = Caryosoma rugosum2, Pyrochalcaspis giseltalensis n. gen. n. sp.2, Mimohelops venosus n. gen. n. sp.2, Parakeleusticus postumus n. gen. n. sp.2, Eodromus punctatosulcatus n. sp., "Eodromus aeneocupreus n. sp." = Eodromus agilis, Eodromus helopoides n. sp.2, Eodromus punctatostriatus n. sp.2, Helops sp.
Tenebrionidae indet. Latreille 1802 darkling beetle
"Eoallognosis undulatus n. sp." = Eoallognosis undulata2 Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 2689, 1905, 2480, 2507, 5816
"Caryosoma rugosus n. gen. n. sp." = Caryosoma rugosum2 Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Inv. Nr. 3373, 5010
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
Eodromus punctatosulcatus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 darkling beetle
"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 punctatostriatus n. sp.2 Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1623, 1884, 2116, 2119, 1673, 1954, 2174, 2304, 2585, 2637, two unnumbered
Helops sp. Fabricius 1775 darkling beetle | |
"Glaphyroptera" sp., "Coroebus carniolicus n. sp." = Anthaxia carniolica, "Eoanthaxites unicolor n. sp." = Anthaxia haupti2, "Eoanthaxites irregularis n. sp." = Anthaxia viridicyanea2, ? Buprestites sp., Buprestites sp., "Perotis minnae" = Buprestites minnae, Buprestites aeneoviolacea n. sp., Buprestites obscura n. sp., Buprestites splendida n. sp., Buprestites goniaspis n. sp., Eurythyrea sp., Eurythyrea bilyi n. sp.3, Buprestis sp., "Buprestis (Cypriacis) hauboldi n. sp." = Buprestis hauboldi3, Buprestis pongraczi n. sp.3, "Rhabdoglyptus seorsus n. sp." = Buprestis seorsus2, "Eolampetis griseomicans n. sp." = Buprestis griseomicans2, Buprestis margineaurata n. sp.3, "Rhabdoglyptus viridistriatus n. sp." = Buprestis viridistriatus2, "Rhabdoglyptus auratostriatus n. sp." = Buprestis auratostriata2, Archelater megaloprepus n. sp., Archelater aeneoviridis n. sp., Archelater major n. sp., Archelater rutilogrammus n. sp., "Iridotaenia primordialis n. sp." = Chrysodema primordialis, "Iridotaenia voigti n. sp." = Chrysodema primordialis, Polybothris antiquus n. sp., "Eolampetis weigelti n. gen. n. sp." = Lampetis weigelti, "Eolampetis micans n. sp." = Lampetis weigelti2, Dicerca acanthoptera n. sp., Dicerca punctatosulcata n. sp., Psiloptera sp., "Eochalcophora transversovittata n. sp." = Psiloptera transversovittata2, "Eochalcophora abbreviata n. sp." = Psiloptera transversovittata2, Psiloptera zeuneri n. sp., Psiloptera incerta n. sp.3, "Taenionotus maculatus n. sp." = Psiloptera maculata2, "Stizonotus marmoratus n. sp." = Psiloptera haupti2, "Eolampetis schulzi n. sp." = Psiloptera schulzi2, "Taenionotus fasciatus n. sp." = Psiloptera fasciata2, "Stizonotus signatus n. sp." = Psiloptera signata2, Psiloptera chrysochlora n. sp., Psiloptera granulata n. sp., "Stizonotus eximius n. sp." = Psiloptera eximia2, "Ancylocheira acroptera n. sp." = Psiloptera acroptera, Cinyra pulchella n. sp.3, Microjulodis auratus n. gen. n. sp.2
"Glaphyroptera" sp. Heer 1852 jewel beetle
"Coroebus carniolicus n. sp." = Anthaxia carniolica Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle 3 additional in Haupt, 1950 (Nr. 1229, 3727, 3883)
Buprestites sp. Heer 1847 jewel beetle
Buprestites aeneoviolacea n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle
Buprestites obscura n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle
Buprestites splendida n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle
Buprestites goniaspis n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle
Eurythyrea sp. Dejean 1833 jewel beetle
Buprestis sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel beetle
"Eolampetis griseomicans n. sp." = Buprestis griseomicans2 Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 5820, 2005; Weidlich lists 11 specimens
"Rhabdoglyptus auratostriatus n. sp." = Buprestis auratostriata2 Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 2202; Nr. 1633 in Weidlich 1987
Archelater major n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle
"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
"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
Dicerca acanthoptera n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle
Dicerca punctatosulcata n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle
Psiloptera sp. Dejean 1833 jewel beetle
"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
Psiloptera zeuneri n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle
"Stizonotus marmoratus n. sp." = Psiloptera haupti2 Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 1653, 3972 (Weidlich lists 7 specimens)
"Taenionotus fasciatus n. sp." = Psiloptera fasciata2 Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 2197 (Weidlich also lists 2069)
Psiloptera chrysochlora n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle
Psiloptera granulata n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle
"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)
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Elater sp. Linnaeus 1758 click beetle | |
Lithopsis major n. sp.
Lithopsis major n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 planthopper | |
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Tetrix sp. Latreille 1802 pygmy grasshopper | |
Blattodea indet. Latreille 1810 cockroach | |
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Eolampra longicauda n. gen. n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 giant cockroach |