†Ischnoptera provisionalis Shelford 1911 (cockroach)
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Insecta - Blattodea - Blattellidae
Full reference: R. Shelford. 1911. The British Museum collection of Blattidae enclosed in amber. Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology 32:59-69
Belongs to Ischnoptera according to R. Shelford 1911
Sister taxa: Ischnoptera brunneri, Ischnoptera gedanensis, Ischnoptera klebsi, Ischnoptera perplexa
Type specimen: Its type locality is East Africa Copal (BMNH coll), which is in a Holocene terrestrial amber in Tanzania
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at East Africa Copal (BMNH coll)
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