Gum Animè (Strong collection): Holocene, Tanzania
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Bethylidae
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Calyoza staphylinoides n. gen., n. sp.
Hope 1837
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Hope 1837 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| Specimen not in Hope collection at OUM | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hymenoptera
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Calotelea aurantia n. gen., n. sp.
Hope 1837
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Hope 1837 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
| "several preserved" | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Cleridae
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Tillus novemmaculatus n. sp.
Hope 1837
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Hope 1837 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Stigmatium bifasciatum n. sp.
Hope 1837
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Hope 1837 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Brentidae
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Brenthus nasalis n. sp.
Hope 1837
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Hope 1837 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Endomychidae
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Eumorphus castaneus n. sp.
Hope 1837
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Hope 1837 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Elateridae
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Mecynocanthus unicolor n. gen., n. sp.
Hope 1837
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Hope 1837 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| Specimen not in Hope collection at OUM; perhaps from Madagscar and perhaps synonym of Agrypnus cuspidatus Klug 1833 fide von Hayek 1973 | ||||||||||
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Ctenicerus eximius n. sp.
Hope 1837
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Hope 1837 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| compared with species from Coromandel coast, India | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Staphylinidae
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Osorius brunnicornis n. sp.
Hope 1837
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Hope 1837 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Temnodera testacea n. gen., n. sp.
Hope 1837
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Hope 1837 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Enicocephalidae
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Enicocephalus fulvescens n. sp.
Westwood 1837
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Cercopidae
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Cercopis strongii n. sp.
Hope 1837
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Hope 1837 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| "Habitat in India Orientali" | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Tanzania |
| Coordinates: | 6.2° South, 39.2° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 6.2° South, 39.2° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.0117 - 0 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | poorly lithified amber |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,soft parts,original chitin,amber |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | OUM |
Metadata
| Database number: | 165051 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | paleoentomology |
| Created: | 2015-01-10 20:05:01 | Last modified: | 2017-05-23 16:34:15 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2015-01-10 20:05:01 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 54000. | J. O. Westwood. 1837. Descriptions of several new species of exotic Hemipterous insects. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 2:18-24 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
| 53998 | F. W. Hope. 1837. Observations on succinic insects. Part the second. Gums and resins. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 2:46-57 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |