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Nyktalos
Taxonomy
Nyktalos was named by Metcalf (1952). Its type is Nyctophylax uhleri.
It was assigned to Fulgoridae by Metcalf (1952) and Szwedo et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Fulgoridae by Metcalf (1952) and Szwedo et al. (2004).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1890 | Nyctophylax Scudder p. 279 |
| 1952 | Nyktalos Metcalf p. 230 |
| 2004 | Nyktalos Szwedo et al. p. 54 |
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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. †Nyktalos Metcalf 1952
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†Nyktalos uhleri Scudder 1890
†Nyktalos vigil Scudder 1890
Invalid names: Nyctophylax Scudder 1890 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| thorax height | 2 | 5.61 | 4.50 | 7.00 | 5.75 | 1.77 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Nyctophylax uhleri, Nyctophylax vigil (106384) |