†Protelytron permianum Tillyard 1931 (winged insect)

Insecta - Protelytroptera - Protelytridae

Synonym: Protelytron tillyardi Carpenter 1933

Full reference: R. J. Tillyard. 1931. Kansas Permian Insects, Part 13: The New Order Protelytroptera with a Discussion of its Relationships. American Journal of Science, Series 5 21(123):232-266

Belongs to Protelytron according to O. Béthoux et al. 2016

See also Carpenter 1933, Carpenter 1939, Martynov 1938 and Tillyard 1931

Sister taxa: Protelytron angustum, Protelytron dunbari, Protelytron furcatum

Type specimens:

  • Protelytron permianum: YPM 1019, 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.
  • Protelytron tillyardi: MCZ 3372ab, an elytra.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (5: Kansas collections)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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