Gerarus constrictus Scudder 1885 (winged insect)

Insecta - Dicondylia - Geraridae

Alternative combination: Genopteryx constricta

Synonyms: Gerarus angustus Handlirsch 1906, Gerarus latus Handlirsch 1911, Gerarus longus Handlirsch 1906, Gerarus reductus Handlirsch 1911, Rossites inopinus Richardson 1956

Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1885. Palaeodictyoptera; or the affinities and classification of Paleozoic Hexapoda. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 3(11):319-351

Belongs to Gerarus according to L. Burnham 1983

See also Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1911, Handlirsch 1919, Handlirsch 1922, Richardson 1956 and Scudder 1885

Sister taxa: Gerarus collaris, Gerarus danielsi, Gerarus fischeri, Gerarus mazonus, Gerarus symmetricus, Gerarus teutonicus, Gerarus vetus

Type specimens:

  • Gerarus constrictus: Its type locality is Mazon Creek, USNM Lacoe Collection, which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois
  • Gerarus angustus: USNM 38811, a wing. Its type locality is Mazon Creek, USNM Lacoe Collection, which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
  • Gerarus latus: YPM 33, a forewing. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (YPM collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
  • Gerarus longus: USNM 38822, a wing. Its type locality is Mazon Creek, USNM Lacoe Collection, which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
  • Gerarus reductus: YPM 35, a wing (fragments of right wings). Its type locality is Mazon Creek (YPM collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
  • Rossites inopinus: FMNH PE981, a wing. Its type locality is Kavanaugh Road strip mine, which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (4: Illinois collections)

Total: 4 collections including 7 occurrences

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