†Spilaptera americana Carpenter and Richardson 1971 (winged insect)
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Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Spilapteridae
Full reference: F. M. Carpenter and E. S. Richardson. 1971. Additional insects in Pennsylvanian concretions from Illinois. Psyche 78:267-295
Belongs to Spilaptera according to F. M. Carpenter and E. S. Richardson 1971
Sister taxa: Spilaptera libelluloides, Spilaptera packardi, Spilaptera peckae, Spilaptera splendens, Spilaptera tanaica, Spilaptera venusta
Type specimen: Herdina H459, a forewing. Its type locality is Pit 6, Coal City, Mazon Creek (Herdina coll), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Pit 6, Coal City, Mazon Creek (Herdina coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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