Hesperinus heeri von Heyden and von Heyden 1865

Insecta - Diptera - Bibionidae

Alternative combinations: Plecia heeri, Protomyia heeri

Synonyms: Penthetria rottensis Statz 1943, Penthetria scita Statz 1943, Plecia elegantula Meunier 1915, Protomyia elegantula Meunier 1915

Full reference: C. von Heyden and L. von Heyden. 1865. Bibioniden aus der Rheinischen Braunkohle von Rott. Palaeontographica 14:19-30

Belongs to Hesperinus according to J. Skartveit and S. Wedmann 2021

See also Evenhuis 1994, Meunier 1915, Statz 1943 and von Heyden and von Heyden 1865

Sister taxa: Hesperinus electrus, Hesperinus hyalopterus, Hesperinus macroculatus

Type specimens:

  • Hesperinus heeri: NHMUK In 58817, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rott (Krantz Bonn coll), which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - large shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.
  • Penthetria rottensis: LACMIP 3383, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rott (Statz Collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - small shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.
  • Penthetria scita: LACMIP 3384, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rott (Statz Collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - small shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.
  • Plecia elegantula: Its type locality is Rott (Bauckhorn coll), which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - large lignite in Germany.

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Germany (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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