Palaeopsole Caruso and Wichard 2011 (rolled-winged stonefly)

Insecta - Plecoptera - Leuctridae

Full reference: C. Caruso and W. Wichard. 2011. Paleogeographic distribution of Leuctridae and Nemouridae genera preserved in Baltic amber, with the description of Palaeopsole weiterschani n. gen., n. sp. (Plecoptera). Entomologie Heute 23:69-77

Parent taxon: Leuctridae according to C. Caruso and W. Wichard 2011

Sister taxa: Baltileuctra, Euroleuctra, Leuctra, Lycoleuctra, Megaleuctra, Palaeoleuctra, Zealeuctra

Subtaxa: Palaeopsole weiterschani

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Type: Palaeopsole weiterschani

Ecology: volant detritivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber, Staatliches Museum fur Naturkunde (SMNS) collection (Eocene of Russian Federation)

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