†Palaphrodes irregularis Scudder 1890 (froghopper)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Aphrophoridae
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1890. The Tertiary Insects of North America. Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories XIII:1-734
Belongs to Palaphrodes according to T. D. A. Cockerell 1908
See also Scudder 1890
Sister taxa: Palaphrodes cincta, Palaphrodes obliqua, Palaphrodes obscura, Palaphrodes transversa
Type specimen: MCZ 1097, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Colorado collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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