Goldenbergia formosa Goldenberg 1854

Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Dictyoneuridae

Alternative combinations: Dictyoneura formosa, Sagenoptera formosa, Termes formosus

Synonym: Termes deeheni Goldenberg 1873

Full reference: F. Goldenberg. 1854. Die fossilen Insecten der Kohlenformation von Saarbrücken. Palaeontographica 4:17-38

Belongs to Goldenbergia according to A. G. Sharov and N. D. Sinitshenkova 1977

See also Bolton 1917, Goldenberg 1854, Guthörl 1934, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1919, Handlirsch 1922, Scudder 1885, von Schlechtendal 1913 and Waterlot 1934

Sister taxa: Goldenbergia elongata, Goldenbergia glomerata

Type specimens:

  • Goldenbergia formosa: Naturhist Ver. Bonn, 6(35), a forewing (forewing). Its type locality is Gersweiler, which is in a Westphalian D terrestrial horizon in the Auerswald coal seam Formation of Germany.
  • Termes deeheni:

Distribution:

• Permian of the Russian Federation (1 collection)

• Carboniferous of Germany (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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