†Hammapteryx ceryniiformis Cockerell 1921 (planthopper)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Ricaniidae
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1921. Eocene Insects from the Rocky Mountains. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 57:233-260
Belongs to Hammapteryx according to J. Szwedo et al. 2004
See also Cockerell 1921
Sister taxa: Hammapteryx anglica, Hammapteryx eocenicus, Hammapteryx lepidoides, Hammapteryx reticulata, Hammapteryx tripunctata
Type specimen: USNM 66555, a hindwing. Its type locality is USGS 17-3; Smith's Ranch, in the vicinity of Cathedral Bluffs, which is in a Ypresian lacustrine - large shale in the Green River Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at USGS 17-3; Smith's Ranch, in the vicinity of Cathedral Bluffs
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