Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Spilapteridae
Full reference: R. J. Tillyard. 1924. Description of a new paleodictyopterid, in Kansas Permian insects: Part 1. The geologic occurrence and the environment of the insects, with a description of a new paleodictyopterid. The American Journal of Science, Fifth Series 7(39):203-209
Belongs to Dunbaria according to R. J. Beckemeyer and G. W. Byers 2001
See also Kukalová-Peck 1971 and Tillyard 1924
Sister taxa: Dunbaria borealis, Dunbaria mira
Type specimen: YPM 1001ab, an exoskeleton (complete insect). Its type locality is Elmo, YPM 1921 collection, which is in an Artinskian pond limestone in the Wellington Formation of Kansas.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: Kansas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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