Shanwang, Linqu County, collection 79/80 (Beijing Museum): Burdigalian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Insecta - Coleoptera
Procarabus longipes n. sp. Hong 1985
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79110 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Carabidae
Shanwangicarabus furvus n. sp. Hong 1984
Hong and Wang 1986 4 specimens
80125, 80106, 80126, 480183 (2 measurements)
Shanwangicarabus paucinus n. sp. (Hong and Wang 1985)
Hong and Wang 1986 1 specimen
80131 (2 measurements)
Scarites mancus n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79106 (Aliscarabaeus granulatus in Hong, 1985) (1 measurement)
Calosoma cf. maderae (Fabricius 1775)
Zhang 1989 3 specimens
79001, 79002, 79108
? Carabus ovalus n. sp. Hong and Wang 1986
Hong and Wang 1986 1 specimen
80192 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Cupedidae
Cupes longus n. sp. Hong and Wang 1987
Hong and Wang 1987 1 specimen
BNHM 80109 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Coleoptera
Magniscarabaeus furvus Hong 1984
1 specimen
79063 (1 measurement)
    = Polyphaga indet. Emery 1886
Zhang 1989
Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae
Agrilus corrugatus n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79062 (2 measurements)
Procarabus punctatus n. gen., n. sp. Hong 1984
1 specimen
79118/9 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Dascillidae
Dascillus elongatus Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79081
Dascillus shandongianus Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 4 specimens
79009, 79017, 79077, 79088
Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Lathrobium homorum n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79021 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera
Scarabaeoidea informal indet. 1
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79045 (Magniscarabaeus furvus in Hong & Wang - pl 17, fig 2) (1 measurement)
Aliscarabaeus granulatus n. sp. Hong 1984
1 specimen
79111
Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Anomala sp. Samouelle 1819
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79096
Anomala lochmocola n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79112 (1 measurement)
Anomala synemosyna n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 2 specimens
79006, 79007 (1 measurement)
Magniscarabaeus brunneus n. gen., n. sp. Hong 1985
Zhang 1989 8 specimens
79105; seven including 80101, 80120, 80172, 80188, 80184, 80194, mentioned in Hong & Wang 1987 (2 measurements)
Magniscarabaeus furvus Hong 1984
Hong and Wang 1986 2 specimens
80116, 80143
Holotrichia spatha n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79102 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Geotrupidae
Geotrupidae indet. (Latreille 1802)
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79107 (Magniscarabaeus brunneus in Hong, 1985 - pl 20, fig 3) (1 measurement)
Obitiscarabaeus jiaoyanshanense n. gen., n. sp. Hong 1984
1 specimen
79114/5 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Meloidae
? Epicauta rufithoraca n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79072 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Tenebrionidae
Sinocistela siphla n. gen., n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79028 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Brentidae
Longifistulia parva n. gen., n. sp. Hong and Wang 1987
Hong and Wang 1987 3 specimens
80116 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Curculionidae
Sinocurculia shanwangensis n. sp. Hong 1985
Hong and Wang 1986 6 specimens
80128, 78001, 80107, 80134, 80173, 80174
Sinocurculia granulata n. sp. Hong 1984
1 specimen
79109 (1 measurement)
Hylobius aff. niitakensis Kono 1933
Zhang 1989 3 specimens
79106, 79116 (ssp. fukienensis) (1 measurement)
Hylobius plenus Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 3 specimens
79010, 79012, 79073
Hylobius medianus n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79117 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Cerambycidae
Cerambycidae informal indet. 1
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79020
Sinocalosoma longicornuta n. sp. Hong and Wang 1986
Hong and Wang 1986 1 specimen
80175 (1 measurement)
Mesosa soteria n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79008 (1 measurement)
Mesocacia pulla n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79019 (1 measurement)
Alifasciola daedalea n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79074 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Endomychidae
Engonius alviolatus (Hong 1984)
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79041
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Xyelidae
Megaxyela xiejiaheensis n. sp. Hong 1984
1 specimen
79048 (3 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Cimbicidae
Procimbex shandongense n. sp. Hong and Wang 1985
Hong and Wang 1985 1 specimen
80193 (2 measurements)
Procimbex shanwangensis n. sp. Hong 1984
1 specimen
79038 (3 measurements)
Abia paurocephala n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79085 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Ichneumonidae
Luia lacaris n. gen., n. sp. Hong 1985
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79037 (3 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Thynnidae
Elis pyrula n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79089 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae
Apis miocenica n. sp. Hong 1984
3 specimens
79040, 79050; 80133 in Hong & Wang 1985 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Pemphredonidae
Sinostigma spinalata n. sp. Hong 1984
1 specimen
79091 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Vespidae
Pseudoperla shanwangensis n. sp. Hong 1984
1 specimen
79044 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Tiphiidae
Brachyopteris shanwangensis n. sp. Hong 1984
1 specimen
79041 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Lasius vetulus Dlussky 1981
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79030 (2 measurements)
Lasius validus n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79121 (Liometopum jiaoyanshanense in Hong, 1985 - pl 26, fig 4) (2 measurements)
? Lasius truncatus n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79055 (1 measurement)
Camponotus mitis Smith 1892
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79067 (Apis miocenica in Hing, 1985 - pl 22, fig 3)
Formica linquensis n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79058 (Paraphaenogaster shanwangense in Hong, 1985 - pl 23, fig 4) (2 measurements)
Camponotus longus n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79052 (2 measurements)
Camponotus shanwangense Hong 1984
33 specimens
79031; 79043, 79076 (Liometopum jiaoyanshanense in Hong, 1985); ten specimens including 80179 in Hong & Wang 1985
Rabidia xiejiaheensis n. sp. Hong 1984
1 specimen
79069 (2 measurements)
Camponotus microthoracus n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 3 specimens
79046, 79127, 79128 (2 measurements)
Camponotus curviansatus n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79042 (Camponotus shanwangensis in Hong, 1985 - pl 27, fig 1) (2 measurements)
Liometopum jiaoyanshanense n. sp. Hong 1985
Zhang 1989 2 specimens
79087; 80196 in Hong & Wang 1985 (4 measurements)
? Tapinoma baculum n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79051 (2 measurements)
Liometopum potamophilum n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79036 (Liometopum jiaoyanshanense in Hong, 1985 - pl 26, fig 6) (2 measurements)
Shanwangella palaeoptera n. gen., n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79051 (Liometopum jiaoyanshanense in Hong, 1985 - pl 26, fig 2) (2 measurements)
Paraphaenogaster shanwangensis n. sp. Hong 1984
1 specimen
79047 (3 measurements)
Heteromyrmex atopogaster n. gen., n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79054 (Liometopum jiaoyanshanense in Hong, 1985 - pl 26, fig 3) (2 measurements)
Insecta - Dermaptera - Forficulidae
Apanechura asecta n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79029 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Hemiptera
Heteroptera indet. Latreille 1810
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79086
Insecta - Hemiptera - Notonectidae
Tarsonecta mecopoda n. gen., n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79013 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Hemiptera - Belostomatidae
Manocerus stagnans n. gen., n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79016 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Hemiptera - Nepidae
Coroides xiejiaheense n. gen., n. sp. Hong 1984
1 specimen
79113
Insecta - Hemiptera - Coreidae
Shanwangicoris longa n. gen., n. sp. Hong and Wang 1987
Hong and Wang 1987 1 specimen
80129 (2 measurements)
Coriopsis miocenica n. sp. (Hong and Wang 1987)
Hong and Wang 1987 1 specimen
80104 (1 measurement)
Coreiopsis punctata n. gen., n. sp. Hong 1984
1 specimen
79084
Coriopsis parva n. sp. (Hong and Wang 1987)
Hong and Wang 1987 1 specimen
80115 (2 measurements)
Gonocerus shandongensis n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79025 (3 measurements)
Cloresmus shanwangi n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79005 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hemiptera - Urostylididae
Urochela melaina n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79024 (2 measurements)
Coreiopsis punctatus n. sp. Hong 1983
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79084 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hemiptera - Aphididae
Cinara reconditivenia n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79056 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hemiptera - Cicadidae
Oncotympana lapidescens n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79023 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Hemiptera - Fulgoridae
Aphaena lithoecia n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79022 (2 measurements)
Oxycephala xiejiaheensis Hong 1984
Zhang 1989 3 specimens
79026, 79079, 79080
Fulgoropsis fusca n. gen., n. sp. Hong 1984
1 specimen
79080
Insecta - Ephemeroptera - Heptageniidae
? Heptagenia sp. Walsh 1863
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79095
Insecta - Ephemeroptera - Leptophlebiidae
Paraleptophlebia sp. (Lestage 1917)
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79129 (Baetis sp. in Hong, 1985)
Insecta - Odonata - Gomphaeschnidae
Jagoria sinica n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79064 (Nasiaeschna orientalis in Hong, 1985) (1 measurement)
Insecta - Diptera - Bibionidae
Bibio shanwangensis Hong 1984
Hong and Wang 1985 1 specimen
80123
Bibio brunneus n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79120 (Bibio sp. in Hong, 1985) (2 measurements)
Bibio expansus Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79053 (Bibio shanwangensis in Hong, 1985 - pl 7, fig 4)
Bibio cratopodus Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79092
Bibio deformatus n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79057 (Bibio shanwangensis in Hong, 1985 - pl 4, fig 1) (2 measurements)
Bibio ventricosus n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79033 (Bibio shanwangensis in Hong, 1985 - pl 7, figs 1, 2, 3) (2 measurements)
Fungivora bullata n. sp. Hong 1985
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79003 (2 measurements)
Bibio miocenica n. sp. Hong and Wang 1985
Hong and Wang 1985 1 specimen
80117 (2 measurements)
Bibio ruptineurus n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79123 (Bibio sp. in Hong, 1985) (2 measurements)
Clothonopsis miocenica n. gen., n. sp. Hong and Wang 1987
Hong and Wang 1987 1 specimen
BNHM 80195 (2 measurements)
Plecia ludongensis n. sp. Hong and Wang 1985
Hong and Wang 1985 1 specimen
80170 (1 measurement)
Plecia solaris n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79125/6 (Bibio shanwangensis in Hong, 1985 - fig 26) (2 measurements)
Insecta - Diptera - Sciaridae
Sciara brevipetiola n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79004 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Diptera - Tipulidae
Tipula insolita n. sp. Zhang 1989
Zhang 1989 1 specimen
79027 (2 measurements)
Arachnida - Araneae - Tetragnathidae
Eocryphoeca parva Hong 1985
Zhang et al. 1994 1 specimen
79101
Arachnida - Araneae - Araneidae
Melanites orbiculatus Hong 1985
Zhang et al. 1994 1 specimen
79100
Araneus piceus Lin et al. 1989
Zhang et al. 1994 1 specimen
79099 (part of M. orbiculatus in Hong, 1985)
Araneus ruidipedalis n. sp. Zhang et al. 1994
Zhang et al. 1994 1 specimen
79098
Arachnida - Araneae - Sparassidae
Retina robusta Hong 1985
Zhang et al. 1994 1 specimen
79104
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Shandong
Coordinates: 36.6° North, 118.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:36.5° North, 116.3° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period: Neogene Epoch: Miocene
Stage: Burdigalian 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 5
Key time interval: Burdigalian
Age range of interval: 20.44 - 15.98 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Shanwang
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Paleomagnetic and radiometric evidence correlates the Shanwang Formation to subchron 5En of Chron 5. The main part of the Shanwang Formation covers 18.524 Ma to 18.056 Ma, with the Shanwang Formation as a whole covering 18.5 ma to 17.5 Ma. Recent paleontological results show that the Shanwang Formation can be correlated with the European mammalian zone MN instead of the previous MN5.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:diatomaceous,tuffaceous lithified mudstone
Environment:lacustrine - large Tectonic setting:rift
Geology comments: Two minor volcanic faulted basins, the Linqu and Shanwang Basins, are present in the study area. The former lies near the county town of Linqu, and the latter in the Shanwang National Geopark, east of this town. The faulted basins are the result of intense Mesozoic-Cenozoic tectonic extension and rifting; the development of these basins was closely related in time with the nearby NE-SW and NW-SE trending faults in the Yishu Fault Zone.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:adpression
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Repository: Beijing Museum of Natural History. This collection contains specimens labeled with five-digit numbers starting with 79... or 80...
Metadata
Database number:128550
Authorizer:M. Clapham, D. Smith Enterer:M. Clapham, E. Leckey
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:paleoentomology
Created:2012-06-11 02:17:52 Last modified:2017-08-30 23:22:15
Access level:the public Released:2012-06-11 02:17:52
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

15208. Y. C. Hong. 1984. Fossil insects in the diatoms of Shanwang. Bulletin of the Tianjin Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources 8:1-15 [D. Smith/E. Leckey/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

15210 Y. Hong and W. Wang. 1985. Miocene Diptera and Hymenoptera (Insecta) of Shanwang, Shandong Province, China. Memoirs of the Beijing Natural History Museum 31:1-22 [D. Smith/E. Leckey/R. Day]
51641 Y. C. Hong and W. L. Wang. 1986. Miocene Coleoptera (Insecta) of Shanwang, Shandong Province, China. Memoirs of Beijing Natural History Museum 38:1-19 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
51313 Y. C. Hong and W. L. Wang. 1987. Miocene Heteroptera and Coleoptera (Insecta) from Shanwang of Shandong Province, China. Journal of Lanzhou University (Natural Science) 33:116-124 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
56339 Y. C. Hong and W. L. Wang. 1987. Miocene Emboptera and Coleoptera (Insecta) of Shanwang, Shandong Province, China. Professional Papers of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology 17:257-262 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
36942 J. Zhang, B. Sun, and X. Zhang. 1994. Miocene insects and spiders from Shanwang, Shandong 1-298 [M. Clapham/J. Karr]
16579 J. F. Zhang. 1989. Fossil Insects From Shanwang, Shandong, China 1-459 [D. Smith/E. Leckey/M. Clapham]