Homocladus grandis Carpenter 1966

Insecta - Paoliida - Anthracoptilidae

Alternative combination: Spargoptilon grandis

Synonyms: Homocladus ornatus Carpenter 1966, Spargoptilon ornatus Carpenter 1966

Full reference: F. M. Carpenter. 1966. The Lower Permian Insects of Kansas: Part 11. The Orders Protorthoptera and Orthoptera. Psyche 73(1):46-88

Belongs to Homocladus according to O. Béthoux et al. 2010

See also Béthoux and Wieland 2009, Carpenter 1966 and Rasnitsyn and Aristov 2004

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Homocladus grandis: MCZ 5874, a forewing. Its type locality is Elmo, MCZ 1927 collection, which is in an Artinskian pond limestone in the Wellington Formation of Kansas.
  • Homocladus ornatus: YPM 15584, a forewing. Its type locality is Elmo, YPM 1921 collection, which is in an Artinskian pond limestone in the Wellington Formation of Kansas.

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (4: Kansas, Oklahoma collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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