Insecta - Blattodea - Mylacridae
Alternative combinations: Etoblattina deanensis, Mylacris deanensis, Soomylacris deanensis
Synonyms: Discomylacris obtusa Bolton 1911, Hemimylacris obtusa Bolton 1911, Mylacris obtusa Bolton 1911, Mylacris stocki Bolton 1922, Phylomylacris membranacea Bolton 1930, Soomylacris celtica Bolton 1934, Soomylacris stocki Bolton 1922
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1895. Revision of the American fossil cockroaches with descriptions of new forms. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 124:1-176
Belongs to Sooblatta according to E. A. Jarzembowski and J. W. Schneider 2007
See also Bolton 1911, Bolton 1922, Bolton 1930, Bolton 1934, Durden 1969, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1920, Handlirsch 1922, Pruvost 1919, Schneider 1983 and Scudder 1895
Sister taxa: Sooblatta ampla, Sooblatta boltoniana, Sooblatta burri, Sooblatta emersoni, Sooblatta jacobsi, Sooblatta lanceolata, Sooblatta nodulata, Sooblatta ovata, Sooblatta stephanensis, Sooblatta sterzeli, Sooblatta strahani, Sooblatta testudo, Sooblatta villeti, Soomylacris lotharingiae, Soomylacris strahani, Soomylacris gallica, Soomylacris flexuosus, Soomylacris pruvosti, Soomylacris obesa, Soomylacris lievinensis, Soomylacris burri
Type specimens:
- Sooblatta deanensis: Coll Lacoe 2132 a-b, a tegmen. Its type locality is Foxe's Bridge, Forest of Dean, which is in a Moscovian delta plain coal in the United Kingdom.
- Hemimylacris obtusa: MPG 24510, a tegmen. Its type locality is Gladys Colliery near Penllergaer Church, West Glamorgan, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in the Grovesend Formation of the United Kingdom.
- Phylomylacris membranacea: NMW 27,117 G 14, a tegmen. Its type locality is Mountain Colliery, Gorseinon (Four-Feet Seam), which is in a Westphalian D delta plain shale in the United Kingdom.
- Soomylacris celtica: Its type locality is Cily Bebyll, near Swansea, which is in a Westphalian D delta plain ironstone in the United Kingdom.
- Soomylacris stocki: USNM 38090, a wing. Its type locality is Crump Meadow, Forest of Dean, which is in a Moscovian mire/swamp coal in the United Kingdom.
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of France (1 collection), the United Kingdom (5)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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