Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Homoiopteridae
Synonym: Roechlingia Guthörl 1934
Full reference: A. Handlirsch. 1911. New Paleozoic insects from the vicinity of Mazon Creek, Illinois. American Journal of Science, Series 4 31:297-326
Parent taxon: Homoiopteridae according to C. Brauckmann and R. Becker 1992
See also Carpenter 1992, Guthörl 1934, Handlirsch 1911, Handlirsch 1919 and Handlirsch 1922
Sister taxa: Adolarryia, Ametretus, Amousus, Anglopterum, Boltonia, Homoioptera, Larryia, Mazonopterum, Mazothairos, Ostrava, Paraostrava, Parathesoneura, Pharciphyzelus, Thesoneura, Turneropterum
Subtaxa: Scepasma gigas Scepasma mediomatricorum
Type: Scepasma gigas
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Germany (2 collections), United States (1: Illinois)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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