Insecta - Hemiptera - Aphididae
Alternative combination: Sbenaphis lassa
Synonym: Aphidopsis hargeri Scudder 1890
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 Siphonophoroides according to O. E. Heie and P. Wegierek 2011
See also Heie 1967, Scudder 1890 and Scudder 1894
Sister taxa: Siphonophoroides antiqua, Siphonophoroides breineri, Siphonophoroides burholti, Siphonophoroides gillettei, Siphonophoroides madseni, Siphonophoroides magnalata, Siphonophoroides orapaensis, Siphonophoroides pennatus, Siphonophoroides simplex
Type specimens:
- Siphonophoroides lassa: 12994, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
- Aphidopsis hargeri: 11360, 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: found only at Florissant (MCZ Collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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