Eumecoptera laxa Goldenberg 1877

Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera

Alternative combinations: Dictyoneura laxa, Goldenbergia laxa, Litoneura laxa, Termes laxa, Termes laxus

Full reference: F. Goldenberg. 1877. Fauna Saraepontana Fossilis. Die Fossilen Thiere aus der Steinkohlenformation von Saarbrücken, IItes Heft 1-54

Belongs to Eumecoptera according to P. Guthörl 1934

See also Brongniart 1885, Brongniart 1894, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1919, Handlirsch 1922, Scudder 1885, von Schlechtendal 1913 and Waterlot 1934

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Naturhist Ver. Bonn, 19(20), a wing. Its type locality is Dudweiler (Bergschule Saarbrucken coll), which is in a Westphalian C terrestrial horizon in the Lower Saarbrucker layer Formation of Germany.

Distribution: found only at Mine dump near Dudweiler railway station

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