Austaulius furcatus Giebel 1856

Insecta - Necrotrichoptera - Necrotauliidae

Alternative combinations: Necrotaulius furcatus, Orthophlebia (Phryganidium) furcata, Orthophlebia furcata

Synonyms: Necrotaulius apicalis Tillyard 1933, Necrotaulius liasinus Giebel 1856, Necrotaulius stigmaticus Tillyard 1933, Necrotaulius westwoodi Tillyard 1933, Orthophlebia liasina Giebel 1856

Full reference: C. G. Giebel. 1856. Die Insecten und Spinnen der Vorwelt mit steter Berücksichtigung der lebenden Insekten und Spinnen. Die Fauna der Vorwelt 2:1-511

Belongs to Austaulius according to R. S. Kelly et al. 2018

See also Geinitz 1884, Giebel 1856, Handlirsch 1906, Tillyard 1933, Willmann 1978 and Zhang et al. 2017

Sister taxon: Austaulius haustrum

Type specimens:

  • Austaulius furcatus: BMNH I 11522, an exoskeleton (head thorax & abdomen with 2 wings spread out). Its type locality is Aust Cliff, Insect layer (Brodie collection), which is in a Rhaetian estuary/bay limestone in the Cotham Formation of the United Kingdom.
  • Necrotaulius apicalis: BMNH I 3081, a forewing (nearly complete,missing extreme anal area). Its type locality is Wainlode Cliff (Brodie collection), which is in a Rhaetian marine sandstone in the United Kingdom.
  • Necrotaulius stigmaticus: BMNH I 11584, a forewing. Its type locality is Wainlode Cliff (Brodie collection), which is in a Rhaetian marine sandstone in the United Kingdom.
  • Necrotaulius westwoodi: BMNH I 11761, a forewing.
  • Orthophlebia liasina: BMNH I 11544, a wing (portions of hind & forewing). Its type locality is Aust Cliff, Insect layer (Brodie collection), which is in a Rhaetian estuary/bay limestone in the Cotham Formation of the United Kingdom.

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (1 collection)

• Triassic of the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences

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