Protereisma insigne Tillyard 1932 (mayfly)

Insecta - Ephemerida - Protereismatidae

Full reference: R. J. Tillyard. 1932. Kansas Permian Insects, Part 15: The Order Plectoptera (continued). The American Journal of Science, Fifth Series 23(135):237-272

Belongs to Protereisma according to F. M. Carpenter 1939

See also Carpenter 1933

Sister taxa: Pinctodia curta, Protereisma apicalis, Protereisma arcuatum, Protereisma elongatum, Protereisma latum, Protereisma permianum, Protereisma rossenrayensis, Protereisma sellardsi, Protereisma uralicum, Rekter extensus

Type specimen: YPM 1112, a hindwing (imago). 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 (4: Kansas collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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