Insecta - Blattodea - Mesoblattinidae
Alternative combinations: Mesoblattina lithophila, Musca lithophila
Synonyms: Apiaria veterana Weyenbergh 1869, Blattidium beroldingianum Heer 1864, Bombus conservatus Weyenbergh 1869
Full reference: E. F. Germar. 1839. Die versteinerten Insecten Solenhofens. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum 19(1):187-222
Belongs to Lithoblatta according to F. M. Carpenter 1932
See also Deichmüller 1886, Germar 1839, Handlirsch 1906, Heer 1864, Meunier 1897, Oppenheim 1888, Scudder 1886 and Weyenbergh 1869
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Lithoblatta lithophila: Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany
- Apiaria veterana: TM 6480, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Solnhofen (Teyler Museum Collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
- Blattidium beroldingianum: Its type locality is Solnhofen (Graf von Beroldingen collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
- Bombus conservatus: TM 6460, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Solnhofen (Teyler Museum Collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections including 9 occurrences
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