Lithomantis varius Brauckmann et al. 1985 (winged insect)

Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Lithomanteidae

Full reference: C. Brauckmann, L. Koch, and M. Kemper. 1985. Spinnentiere (Arachnida) und Insekten aus den Vorhalle-Schichten (Namurium B; Ober-Karbon) von Hagen-Vorhalle (West-Deutschland). Geologie und Paläontologie in Westfalen 3:1-132

Belongs to Lithomantis according to C. Brauckmann et al. 2003

See also Brauckmann et al. 1985

Sister taxa: Lithomantis bohemica, Lithomantis carbonarius, Lithomantis meyeri, Lithomantis woodwardi, Hadroneuria heidei, Lithosialis truemani, Lithosialis daviesii, Lithosialis brongniarti

Type specimen: Kemper K-4, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Hagen-Vorhalle quarry (Kemper collection), which is in a Marsdenian estuary/bay shale/sandstone in Germany.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Hagen-Vorhalle quarry (Kemper collection)

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