Dinton, Vale of Wardour, Middle Purbeck: Middle Berriasian, United Kingdom
collected by Rev. P.B. Brodie 1840-1853
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Insecta
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Orthophlebia sp.
Westwood 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 5, fig 18 (not fig 16) | ||||||||||
= Orthophlebia minuta n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Insecta | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
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Hymenoptera informal indet. 2
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 4, fig 4 | ||||||||||
= Remalia sphinx n. gen., n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Rhagionidae
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Simulium humidum n. sp.
Brodie 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Pseudosimulium humidum | ||||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Empididae
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Empididae indet.
Latreille 1804
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 3, fig 11 | ||||||||||
= Hasmona leo n. gen., n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Anisopodidae
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Platyura fittoni n. sp.
Brodie 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Pseudadonia fittoni | ||||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Rhyphus priscus n. sp.
Brodie 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Sylvicola prisca | ||||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Mycetophilidae
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Insecta indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 4, fig 2 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Sciophilopsis brodiei n. gen., n. sp.
Handlirsch 1906
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Handlirsch 1906 | |||||||||
Sciophila defossa n. sp.
Brodie 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Thimna defossa | ||||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
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Aphis sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 2, fig 9 | ||||||||||
= Aphis dubia n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Diptera | ||||||||||
Culex fossilis n. sp.
Brodie 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Dara fossilis | ||||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Tanypus dubius n. sp.
Brodie 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
replaced by Asuba brodiei | ||||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Tipulidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 5, fig 15 ("Macropeza or Chenesia") (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Macropeza prisca n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Bibionites priscus | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Chironomidae
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Chironomus extinctus n. sp.
Brodie 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Chironomopsis extinctus | ||||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Chironomidae indet.
Macquart 1838
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 3, fig 14 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Chironomus arrogans n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Chironomopsis arrogans | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Psychodidae
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Asiraca informal sp. 2
Latreille 1796
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 4, fig 8 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Asira kenngotti n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Psychodites kenngotti | ||||||||||
Insecta
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Leptoceridae indet.
Leach 1815
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 2, fig 6 | ||||||||||
= Flata haidingeri n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Insecta | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Odonata
- Aeschnidiidae
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Libellula antiqua n. sp.
Brodie 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Aeschnidium antiquum | ||||||||||
BMNH I 3526 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Odonata
- Mesuropetalidae
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Lindeniinae informal indet. 2
Selys 1854
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1 specimen | |||||||||
NHM I 12782-12778 (specimen in pl 5, fig 9) (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Libellula jurassica n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Aeschnopsis jurassica | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Odonata
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Lindeniinae informal indet. 1
Selys 1854
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1 specimen | |||||||||
NHM I 12779 (specimen in pl 5, fig 8) (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Gomphus petrificatus n. sp.
Hagen 1850
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Hagen 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Necrogomphus petrificatus | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
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Rhynchopora indet.
King 1865
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1 specimen | |||||||||
specimen in pl 3, fig 4 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Anapiptus brodiei n. gen., n. sp.
Handlirsch 1906
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Handlirsch 1906 | |||||||||
? Helophoridae indet.
(Leach 1815)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 6, fig 13 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Helophorus antiquus n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Tychon antiquum | ||||||||||
? Cantharidae indet.
Imhoff 1856
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 6, fig 11 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Stictulus brodiei n. sp.
Handlirsch 1906
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Handlirsch 1906 | |||||||||
? Curculionidae informal indet. 1
(Latreille 1802)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 6, fig 4 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Hypera antiqua n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Hyperomima antiqua | ||||||||||
Helophorus sp.
(Fabricius 1775)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 3, fig 2 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Helophorus brodiei n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Helophoropsis brodiei | ||||||||||
? Buprestidae indet.
(Leach 1815)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 6, fig 10 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Cymindis antiqua n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Pseudocymindis antiqua | ||||||||||
? Curculionidae informal indet. 2
(Latreille 1802)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 6, fig 14 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Kamaroma breve n. gen., n. sp.
Handlirsch 1906
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Handlirsch 1906 | |||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Permosynidae
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? Hydrophilidae indet.
Latreille 1802
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 6, fig 12 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Hydrobius purbeccensis n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Hydrobiites purbeccensis | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
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? Elateridae informal indet. 1
Leach 1815
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 6, fig 6 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Elater purbeccensis n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Apistotes purbeccensis | ||||||||||
? Harpalidae indet.
(Bonelli 1810)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 6, fig 3 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Hydrophilus westwoodi n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Helopidium westwoodi | ||||||||||
? Colymbetes sp.
Clairville 1806
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 6, fig 5 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Hydrophilus brodiei n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Helopidium brodiei | ||||||||||
? Curculionidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
NHM In. 3523; specimen in pl 6, fig 8 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Camptodontus angliae n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Zygadenia angliae | ||||||||||
? Limnius sp.
Illiger 1802
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 6, fig 9 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Elmis brodiei n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Katapontisus brodiei | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Staphylinidae
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Staphylinidae informal indet. 1
(Latreille 1802)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 2, fig 2 | ||||||||||
= Philonthus kneri n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
Staphylinidae informal indet. 2
(Latreille 1802)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 2, fig 3 | ||||||||||
= Prognatha crassa n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Siagonium crassum | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
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Cyphon sp.
Paykull 1799
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 3, fig 3 | ||||||||||
= Cyphon vetustus n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Coleopteron vetustus | ||||||||||
? Tenebrionidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 6, fig 2 | ||||||||||
= Tenebrio rugosostriatus n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Coleopteron rugosostriatus | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Mecoptera
- Orthophlebiidae
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Orthophlebia informal sp. 1
Westwood 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 5, fig 18 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Panorpa gracilis n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Stenopanorpa gracilis | ||||||||||
Orthophlebia informal sp. 2
Westwood 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 5, fig 12 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Orthophlebia bifurcata n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
Insecta
- Necrotrichoptera
- Necrotauliidae
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Phryganeidae indet.
Leach 1815
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 2, fig 7 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Pseudorthophlebia brodiei n. sp.
Handlirsch 1906
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Handlirsch 1906 | |||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Sphecidae
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? Sphecidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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Rasnitsyn et al. 1998 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
original and current combination Sphegimae | ||||||||||
NHM I.12612 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
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Proctotrupomorpha indet.
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Rasnitsyn et al. 1998 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
NHM I.12648 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Proctotrupidae
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Dintonia despectata n. gen., n. sp.
Rasnitsyn and Jarzembowski 1998
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Rasnitsyn et al. 1998 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
NHM II. 778 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Blattodea
- Mesoblattinidae
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Blatta stricklandi n. sp.
Brodie 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Mesoblattina stricklandi | ||||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Corydalis informal sp. 2
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 5, fig 3 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Blattina recta n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Mesoblattina recta | ||||||||||
Corydalis informal sp. 4
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 5, fig 14 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Blatta kollari n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Mesoblattina kollari | ||||||||||
Blattidae informal indet. 2
Latreille 1810
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 5, fig 5 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Blatta pinna n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Nannoblattina pinna | ||||||||||
Corydalis informal sp. 1
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 5, fig 2 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Blattina similis n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Nannoblattina similis | ||||||||||
Corydalis informal sp. 6
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 5, fig 16 | ||||||||||
= Nannoblattina brodiei n. sp.
Handlirsch 1906
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Handlirsch 1906 | |||||||||
Insecta
- Blattodea
- Blattulidae
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Blattidae informal indet. 1
Latreille 1810
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 5, fig 1 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Elisama kneri n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
Blattidae informal indet. 3
Latreille 1810
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 5, fig 20; collected by "Blake" (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Elisama minor n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
Insecta
- Orthoptera
- Elcanidae
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Neuroptera indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 5, fig 21 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Bittacus dubius n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
recombined as Minelcana dubia | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Orthoptera
- Protogryllidae
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Acheta sedgwicki n. sp.
Brodie 1845
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2 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Protogryllus (Protogryllus) sedgwicki | ||||||||||
BMNH I. 11990/3525, 12590 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Orthoptera
- Prophalangopsidae
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Corydalis informal sp. 3
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1 specimen | |||||||||
NHM I.3533; specimen in pl 5, fig 13 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Zalmona brodiei n. gen., n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Protopsyllidiidae
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Asiraca egertoni n. sp.
Brodie 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Protopsyllidiidae | ||||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Genaphididae
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Aphis valdensis n. sp.
Brodie 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Genaphis valdensis | ||||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hemiptera
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Ricania fulgens n. sp.
Brodie 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Ricaniites fulgens | ||||||||||
Cixius maculatus n. sp.
Brodie 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Cixioides maculatus | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Cicadellidae
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Cicada punctata n. sp.
Brodie 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
replaced by Jassites brodiei | ||||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Archijassidae
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Delphax pulcher n. sp.
Brodie 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Cicadellium pulcher | ||||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Cercopidae
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Cercopis sp.
Fabricius 1775
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Specimen in pl 2, fig 12 | ||||||||||
= Meloe hoernesi n. sp.
Giebel 1856
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Giebel 1856 | |||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Cercopidae | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United Kingdom | State/province: | England | County: | Wiltshire |
Coordinates: | 51.1° North, 2.0° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 41.9° North, 7.8° East | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Stage: | Berriasian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 1 |
Key time interval: | Middle Berriasian | ||
Age range of interval: | 142.70000 - 140.60000 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | not reported | ||
Environment: | lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | mold/impression |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | field collection | ||
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
Museum repositories: | BMNH | ||
Collectors: | Rev. P.B. Brodie | Collection dates: | 1840-1853 |
Metadata
Database number: | 104008 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham, J. Karr |
Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | paleoentomology |
Created: | 2011-02-04 14:06:53 | Last modified: | 2014-08-05 11:22:03 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-02-04 14:06:53 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
50041. | P. B. Brodie. 1845. A History of the Fossil Insects in the Secondary Rocks of England Accompanied by a Particular Account of the Strata in which they Occur, and of the Circumstances Connected with their Preservation 1-130 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
35493 | G. Fleck and A. Nel. 2003. Revision of the Mesozoic family Aeschnidiidae (Odonata: Anisoptera). Zoologica 153:1-170 [M. Clapham/J. Karr] | |
47505 | C. G. Giebel. 1856. Die Insecten und Spinnen der Vorwelt mit steter Berücksichtigung der lebenden Insekten und Spinnen. Die Fauna der Vorwelt 2:1-511 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
35008 | A. V. Gorochov, E. A. Jarzembowski, and R. A. Coram. 2006. Grasshoppers and crickets (Insecta: Orthoptera) from the Lower Cretaceous of southern England. Cretaceous Research 27:641-662 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
50124 | H. A. Hagen. 1850. Énumération des odonates fossiles d'Europe, in Revue des odonates ou libellules d'Europe. Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège 6:356-364 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
35209 | A. Handlirsch. 1906. Die Fossilen Insekten und die Phylogenie der Rezenten Formen, parts I-IV. Ein Handbuch fur Palaontologen und Zoologen 1-640 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
8345 | ETE | A. Handlirsch. 1907. Die Fossilen Insekten und die Phylogenie der Rezenten Formen, parts V-VII. Ein Handbuch fur Palaontologen und Zoologen 641-1120 [C. Labandeira/A. Spencer-Lee/M. Clapham] |
36822 | M. B. Mostovski, A. J. Ross, R. Szadziewski and W. Krzemiński. 2003. Redescription of Simulidium Priscum Westwood and Pseudosimulium humidum (Brodie) (Insecta: Diptera: Rhagionidae) from the Purbeck Limestone Group (Lower Cretaceous) of England. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 1(1):59-64 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
40715 | A. G. Ponomarenko. 2006. On the Types of Mesozoic Archostematan Beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera, Archostemata) in the Natural History Museum, London. Paleontological Journal 40(1):90-99 [M. Clapham/L. Edwards] | |
39641 | A. P. Rasnitsyn, E. A. Jarzembowski, and A. J. Ross. 1998. Wasps (Insecta: Vespida = Hymenoptera) from the Purbeck and Wealden (Lower Cretaceous) of southern England and their biostratigraphical and palaeoenvironmental significance. Cretaceous Research 19:329-391 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
43005 | S. H. Scudder. 1886. A review of Mesozoic cockroaches. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 3:439-484 [M. Clapham/J. Karr] |