†Purbecellus psocus Westwood 1854 (true bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Archijassidae
Alternative combination: Cicadellium psocus
Synonyms: Cercopidium telesphorus Westwood 1854, Homopterulum telesphorus Westwood 1854
Full reference: J. O. Westwood. 1854. Contributions to fossil entomology. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 10:378-396
Belongs to Purbecellus according to D. E. Shcherbakov 2012
See also Handlirsch 1907, Shcherbakov 2012, Szwedo et al. 2004 and Westwood 1854
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Purbecellus psocus: BMNH I.11957, a hindwing. Its type locality is Durlston Bay, Middle Purbeck, Swanage (Brodie collection), which is in a Berriasian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Durlston Formation of the United Kingdom.
- Cercopidium telesphorus: Its type locality is Durlston Bay, Middle Purbeck, Swanage (Brodie collection), which is in a Berriasian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Durlston Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Durlston Bay, Middle Purbeck, Swanage (Brodie collection)
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