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Tarsophlebia eximia

Insecta - Tarsophlebiidae

Taxonomy

Heterophlebia eximia was named by Hagen (1862). Its type specimen is BSPGM AS VI 44, a hindwing (Hindwing), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Tarsophlebia.

It was recombined as Tarsophlebia eximia by Hagen (1866), Deichmüller (1886), Kirby (1890), Meunier (1897), Handlirsch (1906), Carpenter (1932), Ponomarenko (1985), Nel et al. (1993), Fleck et al. (2004).

Synonyms

Tarsophlebia major was named by Handlirsch (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Solnhofen (Uppsala Collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tarsophlebia eximia by Nel et al. (1993), Fleck et al. (2004).
Tarsophlebia longissima was named by Handlirsch (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tarsophlebia eximia by Nel et al. (1993), Fleck et al. (2004).
Tarsophlebiopsis mayi was named by Tillyard (1923). Its type specimen is Sedgwick Museum, a forewing, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Boulder Clay in Hertfordshire, which is in an Oxfordian marine claystone/mudstone in the Ampthill Clay Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Tarsophlebiopsis.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tarsophlebia eximia by Fleck et al. (2004).
Euphaea longiventris was named by Hagen (1862). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tarsophlebia eximia by Handlirsch (1906), Fleck et al. (2004).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1862	Heterophlebia eximia Hagen pp. 102, 106
1862	Euphaea longiventris Hagen p. 121 figs. Pl 13, figs 7, 8
1866	Tarsophlebia eximia Hagen p. 65 figs. Pl 12, figs 1-6, 11
1886	Tarsophlebia eximia Deichmüller p. 57
1890	Tarsophlebia eximia Kirby p. 174
1897	Tarsophlebia eximia Meunier figs. Pl 8, fig 10
1906	Tarsophlebia eximia Handlirsch p. 580 figs. Pl XLVII fig 1, 2
1906	Tarsophlebia major Handlirsch p. 580
1906	Tarsophlebia longissima Handlirsch p. 581
1923	Tarsophlebiopsis mayi Tillyard pp. 149-152 figs. 1-3; Pl IV
1932	Tarsophlebia eximia Carpenter p. 104 fig. 2
1985	Tarsophlebia eximia Ponomarenko p. 136
1993	Tarsophlebia eximia Nel et al.
2004	Tarsophlebia eximia Fleck et al. p. 36 figs. 1, 2

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997
—	Altocrustacea	Regier et al. 2010
superclass	Allotriocarida
—	Athalassocarida
—	Labiocarida	Schwentner et al. 2017
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
—	Cercofilata
class	Insecta
—	Dicondylia
—	Paranotalia

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Pterygota	()
infraclass	Hydropalaeoptera	Rohdendorf 1969
—	Euhydropalaeoptera
—	Odonatoptera	Martynov 1932
—	Palaeodonatoptera
—	Plesiodonatoptera
—	Apodonatoptera
—	Paneodonatoptera
—	Neodonatoptera
—	Euodonatoptera
—	Odonatoclada	Bechly 1999
—	Nodialata
—	Discoidalia
—	Stigmoptera
—	Lobodonata
—	Panodonata
family	Tarsophlebiidae
genus	Tarsophlebia
species	eximia	()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Tarsophlebia eximia Hagen 1862

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Invalid names: Euphaea longiventris Hagen 1862 [synonym], Tarsophlebia longissima Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Tarsophlebia major Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Tarsophlebiopsis mayi Tillyard 1923 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean	minimum	maximum	median	s.d.
Thorax height	3	9.13	8.00	10.0	9.50	1.04

Composition:

chitinc

Environment:

terrestrialc

Locomotion:

actively mobilep

Created:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Modified:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Source: c = class, p = phylum

References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 161.50000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (12 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian	161.5 - 154.8	United Kingdom (England)	Tarsophlebiopsis mayi (139663)
Early/Lower Tithonian	149.2 - 145.06	Germany (Bayern)	Heterophlebia eximia, Euphaea longiventris, Agrion latreillei (type locality: 123985) Tarsophlebia eximia (105797 105798 106543 123144 123906 133578) Tarsophlebia major (133599)
Early/Lower Tithonian	149.2 - 145.06	Germany (Bavaria)	Tarsophlebia eximia (122586 139876)
Early/Lower Tithonian	149.2 - 145.06	Germany	Tarsophlebia eximia (106544)