Insecta - Hemiptera - Dysmorphoptilidae
Alternative combination: Dysmorphoptiloides protuberans
Full reference: E. F. Riek. 1974. Upper Triassic Insects from the Molteno "Formation", South Africa. Palaeontologia Africana 17:19-31
Belongs to Tennentsia according to J. Szwedo and D. Y. Huang 2019
See also Riek 1974 and Riek 1976
Sister taxa: Tennentsia evansi, Tennentsia koreana, Tennentsia orientalis, Tennentsia princeps
Type specimen: C-Dt II 342, a wing (only apex preserved). Its type locality is Birds River (Bir 111), which is in a Carnian lacustrine - small shale in the Molteno Formation of South Africa.
Distribution:
• Triassic of South Africa (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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