Brachymylacris elongata Handlirsch 1906 (cockroach)

Insecta - Blattodea - Mylacridae

Synonyms: Brachymylacris cordata Handlirsch 1906, Brachymylacris mixta Handlirsch 1906

Full reference: A. Handlirsch. 1906. Revision of American Paleozoic insects. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 29(1441):661-820

Belongs to Brachymylacris according to A. Handlirsch 1920

See also Durden 1969, Handlirsch 1906 and Handlirsch 1906

Sister taxa: Brachymylacris (Bellamylacris), Brachymylacris (Brachymylacris), Brachymylacris (Stellamylacris), Brachymylacris bassleri, Brachymylacris martini, Brachymylacris nodulata, Brachymylacris rotundata, Brachymylacris striolatus

Type specimens:

  • Brachymylacris elongata: USNM 38753, a tegmen. Its type locality is Tremont, which is in a Stephanian terrestrial siliciclastic/coal in Pennsylvania.
  • Brachymylacris cordata: USNM 38752, a tegmen. Its type locality is Tremont, which is in a Stephanian terrestrial siliciclastic/coal in Pennsylvania.
  • Brachymylacris mixta: USNM 38736, a tegmen. Its type locality is Fishing Creek gap, Sharp Mountain, Tremont, which is in a Westphalian C/Westphalian D terrestrial siliciclastic in Pennsylvania.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Pennsylvania collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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