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Mesoblattina
Taxonomy
Blattina (Mesoblattina) was named by Geinitz (1880). It is the type subgenus of Mesoblattinidae, Mesoblattininae.
It was reranked as Mesoblattina by Scudder (1886), Handlirsch (1906), Martynov (1937), Bode (1953), Lin (1978), Hong (1982), Lin (1982), Lin (1986), Pinto and Purper (1986), Hong (1992), Hong (1997), Mendes (2000), Vršanský (2004), Vršanský and Ansorge (2007) and Káčerová and Azar (2022).
It was assigned to Blattina by Geinitz (1880); to Neoblattariae by Scudder (1886); to Mesoblattininae by Mendes (2000); to Blattellidae by Vršanský (2004); and to Mesoblattinidae by Handlirsch (1906), Martynov (1937), Bode (1953), Lin (1978), Hong (1982), Lin (1982), Lin (1986), Pinto and Purper (1986), Hong (1992), Hong (1997), Vršanský and Ansorge (2007) and Káčerová and Azar (2022).
It was reranked as Mesoblattina by Scudder (1886), Handlirsch (1906), Martynov (1937), Bode (1953), Lin (1978), Hong (1982), Lin (1982), Lin (1986), Pinto and Purper (1986), Hong (1992), Hong (1997), Mendes (2000), Vršanský (2004), Vršanský and Ansorge (2007) and Káčerová and Azar (2022).
It was assigned to Blattina by Geinitz (1880); to Neoblattariae by Scudder (1886); to Mesoblattininae by Mendes (2000); to Blattellidae by Vršanský (2004); and to Mesoblattinidae by Handlirsch (1906), Martynov (1937), Bode (1953), Lin (1978), Hong (1982), Lin (1982), Lin (1986), Pinto and Purper (1986), Hong (1992), Hong (1997), Vršanský and Ansorge (2007) and Káčerová and Azar (2022).
Subtaxa
M. anceps, M. angustata, M. colominasi, M. cretacea, M. damianii, M. deichmulleri, M. eatoni, M. elongata, M. elongatum, M. exigua, M. fiuzai, M. higginsii, M. kirkbyi, M. kollari, M. libanensis, M. maclachlani, M. martinsnetoi, M. minima, M. mongolica, M. multivenosa, M. murchisoni, M. paucivenose, M. protypa, M. ramificata, M. recta, M. simplicis, M. sinica, M. stricklandi, M. swintoni, M. symyrus (syn. Rithma morrisi), M. wanbeiensis, M. westwoodi, M. wuweiensis, M. xiangnanensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1880 | Blattina (Mesoblattina) Geinitz p. 519 |
| 1886 | Mesoblattina Scudder p. 220 |
| 1906 | Mesoblattina Handlirsch p. 428 |
| 1937 | Mesoblattina Martynov p. 198 |
| 1953 | Mesoblattina Bode |
| 1978 | Mesoblattina Lin p. 338 |
| 1982 | Mesoblattina Hong p. 68 |
| 1982 | Mesoblattina Lin p. 78 |
| 1986 | Mesoblattina Lin p. 38 |
| 1986 | Mesoblattina Pinto and Purper p. 6 |
| 1992 | Mesoblattina Hong p. 411 |
| 1997 | Mesoblattina Hong p. 5 |
| 2000 | Mesoblattina Mendes p. 26 |
| 2004 | Mesoblattina Vršanský p. 51 |
| 2007 | Mesoblattina Vršanský and Ansorge p. 107 |
| 2022 | Mesoblattina Káčerová and Azar p. 1546 |
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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.
G. †Mesoblattina Geinitz 1880
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†Mesoblattina anceps Giebel 1856
†Mesoblattina angustata Heer 1864
†Mesoblattina colominasi Meunier 1914
†Mesoblattina cretacea Hong 1982
†Mesoblattina damianii Mendes 2000
†Mesoblattina deichmulleri Handlirsch 1906
†Mesoblattina eatoni Scudder 1886
†Mesoblattina elongata Giebel 1856
†Mesoblattina elongatum Giebel 1856
†Mesoblattina exigua Scudder 1886
†Mesoblattina fiuzai Mendes 2000
†Mesoblattina higginsii Scudder 1886
†Mesoblattina kirkbyi Scudder 1886
†Mesoblattina kollari Giebel 1856
†Mesoblattina libanensis Káčerová and Azar 2022
†Mesoblattina maclachlani Scudder 1886
†Mesoblattina martinsnetoi Mendes 2000
†Mesoblattina minima Scudder 1886
†Mesoblattina mongolica Vishnyakova 1985
†Mesoblattina multivenosa Martynov 1937
†Mesoblattina murchisoni Giebel 1856
†Mesoblattina paucivenose Hong 1982
†Mesoblattina protypa Geinitz 1880
†Mesoblattina ramificata Giebel 1856
†Mesoblattina recta Giebel 1856
†Mesoblattina simplicis Hong 1980
†Mesoblattina sinica Ping 1928
†Mesoblattina stricklandi Brodie 1845
†Mesoblattina swintoni Scudder 1886
†Mesoblattina wanbeiensis Lin 1985
†Mesoblattina westwoodi Scudder 1886
†Mesoblattina wuweiensis Lin 1978
†Mesoblattina xiangnanensis Lin 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Albian or 201.30000 to 100.50000 Ma
Collections (32 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hettangian | China (Hunan) | M. xiangnanensis (155338) | |
| Angulata | Switzerland | Blattina angustata (131766) | |
| Pliensbachian | China (Hubei) | M. multivenosa (151516) | |
| Pliensbachian | Kyrgyzstan | M. multivenosa (114701) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany | Blattina protypa (123987) M. protypa (114991) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany (Bavaria) | M. protypa (117794) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) | M. protypa (114993) | |
| Toarcian | Mongolia | M. mongolica (124855) | |
| Toarcian - Aalenian | China (Hunan) | M. multivenosa (155351) M. protypa (114577) | |
| Aalenian - Bajocian | China (Gansu) | M. paucivenose (155033) | |
| Bajocian - Bathonian | China (Anhui) | M. sp., M. wanbeiensis (106695) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Liaoning) | M. simplicis (113482) M. sinica (156596) M. sp. (173107) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Hebei) | M. sp. (156711) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous | China (Gansu) | M. wuweiensis (151517) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bayern) | M. deichmulleri (133579) | |
| Early/Lower Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | Orthoptera indet., Orthoptera indet., Blattidae indet. (105966) | |
| Late/Upper Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | Insecta indet., Blattidae indet., Neuroptera indet., Blattidae indet. (117342) M. swintoni, M. higginsii, Elisama kirkbyi, Aporoblattina eatoni (133535) | |
| Middle Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | Blatta stricklandi, Corydalis sp. 4, Corydalis sp. 2 (104008) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Lebanon | M. libanensis (230287) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Spain (Cataluña) | Artitocoblatta colominasi (118322) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Spain | Artitocoblatta colominasi (118362) M. colominasi (104052 123437) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | M. fiuzai, M. damianii, M. martinsnetoi (123014) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | China (Gansu) | M. cretacea (155013) | |
| Albian | South Korea | M. sp. (184785) | |
| Albian | South Korea (Gyeongsangnam-do) | M. sp. (184786) |