Parablattelytron elongatum Tillyard 1931 (winged insect)

Insecta - Protelytroptera - Permelytridae

Alternative combination: Acosmelytron elongatum

Synonym: Acosmelytron acutum Tillyard 1931

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 Parablattelytron according to F. M. Carpenter 1939

See also Carpenter 1933

Sister taxa: Parablattelytron delicatum, Parablattelytron latum, Parablattelytron rectum, Parablattelytron subincisum

Type specimens:

  • Parablattelytron elongatum: YPM 5415, an elytra (and hindwing). Its type locality is Elmo, YPM 1921 collection, which is in an Artinskian pond limestone in the Wellington Formation of Kansas.
  • Acosmelytron acutum: YPM 5414. 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 including 5 occurrences

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.