PBDB Collection

Baltic Amber, Scheele collection, University of Hamburg: Priabonian, Russian Federation
collected by Scheele

List of taxa

Where & when

Geology

Taphonomy & methods

Metadata & references

Taxonomic list

Arachnida - Araneae - Pholcidae

	Paraspermophora perplexa Wunderlich 2004	Wunderlich 2004	1 specimen
	Scheele 352
Arachnida - Araneae - Theridiidae

	Ulesanis cf. antecessor Wunderlich 2008	Wunderlich 2008	2 specimens
	No. 43

	Episinus balticus Marusik and Penney 2004	Wunderlich 2008	1 specimen
	Scheele 1186

	Episinus longisoma n. sp. Wunderlich 2008	Wunderlich 2008	1 specimen
	GPIH 4295 (Scheele 358)

	Clavibertus prominens Wunderlich 2008	Wunderlich 2008	1 specimen
Arachnida - Pseudoscorpiones - Chthoniidae

	Chelignathus kochi (Menge 1854)	Beier 1955	1 specimen
	original and current combination Chelignathus kochii
	GPIH 271 (Scheele 384)
Arachnida - Pseudoscorpiones - Cheiridiidae

	Cheiridium hartmanni (Menge 1854)	Beier 1955	1 specimen
	GPIH 265 (Scheele 1508)
Arachnida - Pseudoscorpiones - Geogarypidae

	Geogarypus macrodactylus Beier 1937	Beier 1955	1 specimen
	GPIH 264 (Scheele 1458)
Arachnida - Pseudoscorpiones - Cheliferidae

	Electrochelifer balticus n. sp. Beier 1955	Beier 1955	1 specimen
	GPIH 269 (Scheele 1049)

	? Pycnochelifer sp. Beier 1937	Beier 1955	1 specimen
	GPIH 270 (Scheele 996)
Arachnida - Pseudoscorpiones - Withiidae

	Oligowithius sieboldi (Menge 1854)	Beier 1955	1 specimen
	recombined as Beierowithius sieboldtii
	GPIH 268 (Scheele 807)
Arachnida - Pseudoscorpiones - Atemnidae

	Progonatemnus succineus n. gen., n. sp. Beier 1955	Beier 1955	2 specimens
	GPIH 266 (Scheele 22)
Arachnida - Pseudoscorpiones - Neobisiidae

	Roncus succineus n. sp. Beier 1955	Beier 1955	1 specimen
	GPIH 263 (Scheele 184)

	Neobisium exstinctum n. sp. Beier 1955	Beier 1955	1 specimen
	GPIH 262 (Scheele 1240)
Insecta - Diptera - Anisopodidae

	Mycetobia silvia n. sp. Wojtoń et al. 2019	Wojtoń et al. 2019	2 specimens
	Scheele 1345a, 1345b
Insecta - Diptera - Micropezidae

	Electrobata tertiaria (Meunier 1908)	Hennig 1965	1 specimen
	No 1215 (Scheele)
Insecta - Diptera - Heleomyzidae

	Protosuillia media (Meunier 1904)	Hennig 1965	1 specimen
	No 1015 (Scheele)

	Electroleria alacris (Meunier 1904)	Hennig 1965	1 specimen
	No 1436
Insecta - Diptera - Clusiomitidae

	Acartophthalmites tertiaria Hennig 1965	Hennig 1965	1 specimen
	No 1127 (Scheele)
Insecta - Diptera - Clusiidae

	Electroclusiodes meunieri (Hendel 1923)	Hennig 1965	1 specimen
	No 771 (Scheele)
Insecta - Odonata

	Zygoptera informal indet. specimen 5 Selys-Longchamps 1854	Bechly and Wichard 2008	1 specimen
	exuvia ? (Platycnemis ? antiqua in Weidner, 1958); Nr. 645 (Scheele 1082)
Insecta - Hemiptera - Tingidae

	Sinalda baltica (Drake 1950)	Golub and Popov 1998	2 specimens
	recombined as Parasinalda baltica
	Scheele I.12, GPIH 1479

	Tingicader sp. Golub and Popov 1998	Golub and Popov 1998	1 specimen
	GPIH 3802

	Tingicader cervus n. gen., n. sp. Golub and Popov 1998	Golub and Popov 1998	1 specimen
	GPIH 3801 (1 measurement)

	Intercader weitschati n. gen., n. sp. Golub and Popov 1998	Golub and Popov 1998	1 specimen
	GPIH 3800 (Scheele 33) (1 measurement)
Insecta - Hemiptera - Reduviidae

	Redubitus centrocnemarius n. gen., n. sp. Putshkov and Popov 1993	Putshkov and Popov 1993	1 specimen
	GPIH 3599 (Scheele 666)
Insecta - Hemiptera - Hydrometridae

	Metrocephala anderseni n. gen., n. sp. Popov 1996	Popov 1996	1 specimen
	GPIH 3750 (Scheele 52) (1 measurement)
Insecta - Hemiptera - Aphididae

	Mindarus magnus Baker 1922	Heie 1969	3 specimens
	GPIH 1270, 1271, 1272 (Scheele 798, 934, 1108) (2 measurements)

	Germaraphis (Balticorostrum) cuneata Heie 1967	Heie 1969	1 specimen
	GPIH 1280 (Scheele 307) (1 measurement)

	Germaraphis dryoides (Germar and Berendt 1856)	Heie 1969	33 specimens
	recombined as Germaraphis (Germaraphis) dryoides
	In seven pieces of amber, GPIH 1273-1279 (Scheele 263, 798, 811, 908, 936, 1300 (x27), 1456)

	Succaphis holgeri Heie 1967	Heie 1969	1 specimen
	GPIH 1282 (Scheele 718) (1 measurement)

	Tertiaphis haentzscheli n. gen., n. sp. Heie 1969	Heie 1969	1 specimen
	GPIH 1281 (Scheele 59) (2 measurements)

	Mengeaphis glandulosa (Menge 1856)	Heie 1969	1 specimen
	GPIH 1283 (Scheele 796) (1 measurement)

	Electrocallis bakeri Heie 1967	Heie 1969	1 specimen
	GPIH 1285 (Scheele 1226) (2 measurements)

	Palaeosiphon hirsutus (Germar and Berendt 1856)	Heie 1969	1 specimen
	recombined as Palaeosiphon hirsutum
	GPIH 1284 (Scheele 1120)
Insecta - Mantophasmatodea - Mantophasmatidae

	Raptophasma kerneggeri Zompro 2001	Zompro 2001	1 specimen
	GPIH Scheele 312 (Pseudoperla gracilipes in Weidner, 1956)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllidae

	Gryllidae indet. (Laicharting 1781)	Weidner 1956	1 specimen
	Grylloides
	GPIH 315 (Scheele 607)

	Trichogryllus macrocercus (Germar and Berendt 1856)	Weidner 1956	1 specimen
	GPIH 309 (Scheele 1051) (1 measurement)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Tettigoniidae

	Tettigoniidae indet. Krauss 1902	Weidner 1956	5 specimens
	larva GPIH 313 (Scheele 81), 314 (Scheele 290), 317 (Scheele 372), 318 (Scheele 466), 319 (Scheele 931)

	Lipotactes bispinatus n. sp. Weidner 1956	Weidner 1956	1 specimen
	GPIH 311 (Scheele 532) (1 measurement)

	Lipotactes martynovi Zeuner 1936	Weidner 1956	1 specimen
	GPIH 310 (Scheele 400)

	Eomortoniellus handlirschi Zeuner 1936	Weidner 1956	1 specimen
	GPIH 316 (Scheele 754)
Insecta - Phasmatodea - Archipseudophasmatidae

	Archipseudophasmatidae informal subfamily 2	Zompro 2001	1 specimen
	GPIH Scheele 727
Insecta - Embioptera - Embiidae

	Electroembia antiqua (Pictet and Hagen 1856)	Ross 1956	3 specimens
	No. 41, 1621, 1243 (Scheele)
Insecta - Blattodea - Kalotermitidae

	Electrotermes girardi (Giebel 1856)	Weidner 1955	1 specimen
	Scheele 786
Insecta - Blattodea - Rhinotermitidae

	Reticulitermes antiquus (Germar 1813)	Weidner 1955	11 specimens
	Scheele 9 (x3), 444, 524, 590, 597, 904, 1153, 1408, 1670 (4 measurements)

	Reticulitermes minimus Snyder 1928	Weidner 1955	1 specimen
	Scheele 706
Insecta - Blattodea - Termopsidae

	Termopsis bremii (Heer 1849)	Weidner 1955	1 specimen
	Scheele 114
Insecta - Blattodea - Archotermopsidae

	Archotermopsis tornquisti von Rosen 1913	Weidner 1955	1 specimen
	Scheele 1133
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

	Yantaromyrmex mayrianum n. sp. Dlussky and Dubovikoff 2013	Dlussky and Dubovikoff 2013	1 specimen
	GPI Scheele 447 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Megachilidae

	Ctenoplectrella sp. Cockerell 1909		1 specimen
	Nr. 3000 (GPUH)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae

	Electrapis (Roussyana) palmnickenensis (Roussy 1937)	Zeuner and Manning 1976	1 specimen
	recombined as Roussyana palmnickenensis
	GPIH Scheele 218 (AKA type 150)

	Succinapis micheneri Engel 2001		1 specimen
	Nr. 80 (Scheele)

	Electrapis sp. Cockerell 1908		2 specimens
	Nr. 461 (GPUH), Nr. 3001 (GPUH)

	Electrapis (Electrapis) meliponoides (von Buttel-Reepen 1906)	Zeuner and Manning 1976	2 specimens
	recombined as Electrapis meliponoides
	GPIH Scheele 238 (AKA type 149), 461

	Protobombus fatalis (Cockerell 1908)		1 specimen
	recombined as Protobombus (Sophrobombus) fatalis
	Nr. 1225 (Scheele)
Insecta - Megaloptera - Sialidae

	Sialidae indet. Leach 1815	Wichard 1997	1 specimen
	larva; GPIH 1579 (Scheele 646)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Pyrochroidae

	Palaeopyrochroa crowsoni n. gen., n. sp. Abdullah 1965	Abdullah 1965	1 specimen
	GPIH Scheele 1559 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Anthicidae

	Macratria succinia n. sp. Abdullah 1965	Abdullah 1965	1 specimen
	GPIH 3893 (Scheele 10665) (2 measurements)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Mordellidae

	Mordella scheelei n. sp. Ermisch 1941	Ermisch 1941	1 specimen
	recombined as Baltimorda scheelei
	(2 measurements)

	Mordellistena goeckei n. sp. Ermisch 1941	Ermisch 1941	1 specimen
	recombined as Baltistena goeckei
	(2 measurements)

	Mordellistena antiqua n. sp. Ermisch 1941	Ermisch 1941	1 specimen
	recombined as Baltistena antiqua
	(2 measurements)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Scraptiidae

	Scraptia inclusa n. sp. Ermisch 1941	Ermisch 1941	1 specimen
	(1 measurement)

	Scraptia pseudofuscula n. sp. Ermisch 1941	Ermisch 1941	1 specimen
	(1 measurement)

	Anaspis sp. Geoffroy 1762	Ermisch 1941	1 specimen

	Anaspis longispina n. sp. Ermisch 1941	Ermisch 1941	1 specimen
	(1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Attelabidae

	Car succinicus n. sp. Voss 1953	Voss 1953	1 specimen
	recombined as Baltocar succinicus
	GPIH 195 (Scheele 1269) (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Anthribidae

	Pseudomecorhis simulator n. gen., n. sp. Voss 1953	Voss 1953	1 specimen
	GPIH 193 (Scheele 1427) (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Curculionidae

	Electrotribus sp. Hustache 1942	Kuschel 1992	1 specimen
	Scheele 145

	Anchorthorrhinus incertus n. gen., n. sp. Voss 1953	Voss 1953	1 specimen
	synonym of Electrotribus theryi
	GPIH 199 (Scheele 244) (1 measurement)

	Isalcidodes macellus n. gen., n. sp. Voss 1953	Voss 1953	1 specimen
	synonym of Electrotribus theryi
	GPIH 200 (Scheele 291) (1 measurement)

	Paonaupactus sitonioides n. gen., n. sp. Voss 1953	Voss 1953	1 specimen
	GPIH 197 (Scheele 50) (1 measurement)

	Polydrosus (Pareustolus) scheelei n. sp. Voss 1953	Voss 1953	1 specimen
	synonym of Paonaupactus sitonioides
	GPIH 198 (Scheele 1303) (1 measurement)

	Necrodryophthorus inquilinus n. gen., n. sp. Voss 1953	Voss 1953	1 specimen
	GPIH 201 (Scheele 1312) (1 measurement)

	Synommatus (Synommatodes) patruelis n. sp. Voss 1953	Voss 1953	3 specimens
	recombined as Synommatodes patruelis
	GPIH 202 (Scheele 294) (three specimens, not two, fide Kuschel, 1992)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Belidae

	Archimetrioxena electrica n. gen., n. sp. Voss 1953	Voss 1953	1 specimen
	GPIH 194 (Scheele 370) (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Brentidae

	Apion (Stenapion) subdiscedens n. sp. Voss 1953	Voss 1953	1 specimen
	recombined as Baltoapion subdiscedens
	GPIH 196 (Scheele 293) (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae

	Sucinagonia javetana n. gen., n. sp. Uhmann 1939	Uhmann 1939	1 specimen
	(1 measurement)

	Oposispa scheelei n. gen., n. sp. Uhmann 1939	Uhmann 1939	1 specimen
Insecta - Coleoptera - Cantharidae

	Cacomorphocerus cerambyx Schaufuss 1891	Korschefsky 1939	1 specimen
Insecta - Coleoptera - Lycidae

	Pseudaplatopterus ascheelei n. gen., n. sp. Kleine 1940	Kleine 1940	1 specimen
	(1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Elmidae

	Palaeoriohelmis samlandica n. gen., n. sp. Bollow 1940	Bollow 1940	1 specimen
	recombined as Heterlimnius samlandica
	GPIH 4396 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Siphonaptera - Ctenophthalmidae

	Palaeopsylla klebsiana Dampf 1911	Hennig 1939	1 specimen
	Nr. 825
	= Palaeopsylla dissimilis n. sp. Peus 1968	Peus 1968
Insecta - Zygentoma - Lepidotrichidae

	Lepidothrix pilifera (Menge 1854)	Heie 1969	1 specimen
	corrected as Lepidotrix pilifera
	GPIH 1281 (Scheele 59)
see common names

Geography

Country:	Russian Federation	State/province:	Kaliningrad
Coordinates:	54.9° North, 19.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:	53.9° North, 15.2° East
Geographic resolution:	local area

Time

Period:	Paleogene	Epoch:	Eocene
Stage:	Priabonian	10 m.y. bin:	Cenozoic 3
Key time interval:	Priabonian
Age range of interval:	37.71000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago

Stratigraphy

Stratigraphy comments: According to Aleksandrova and Zaporozhets (2008), the higher parts of the Prussian Formation (including the Blaue Erde or Blue Earth) belong to the Charlesdowniea clathrata angulosa dinocyst Zone. Based on its index species, this zone is concurrent to Zone W13 established in the Parisian basin (Châteauneuf and Gruas-Cavagnetto 1978), where it is correlated with nannoplankton zones NP18–NP21 (Powell, 1992) of the Priabonian. In the Paleogene zonation of northwestern Europe, the first occurrence of Thalassiphora fenestrata is designated at the base of the dinocyst Subzone D12b (36.20 +/- 0.1 Ma), which is correlated with zones NP18 (terminal part)–NP20 of the Priabonian (Luterbacher et al., 2004).

Lithology and environment

Primary lithology:	amber
Includes fossils?	Y
Environment:	terrestrial indet.

Taphonomy

Modes of preservation:	body,amber
Size of fossils:	mesofossils

Collection methods and comments

Collection methods:	surface (float)
Reason for describing collection:	taxonomic analysis
Collectors:	Scheele
Collection method comments: At Geologisches Staatsinstitut of Hamburg (Ross 1956), or at Geologisch-Palaontologisches Institut und Museum, Universitat Hamburg

Metadata

Database number:	123771
Authorizer:	M. Clapham	Enterer:	A. Noshirvan, M. Clapham
Modifier:	M. Clapham	Research group:	paleoentomology
Created:	2012-01-28 06:02:17	Last modified:	2015-03-25 16:45:23
Access level:	the public	Released:	2012-01-28 06:02:17
Creative Commons license:	CC BY

Reference information

Primary reference:

39684.

M. S. Engel. 2001. A monograph of the Baltic amber bees and evolution of the Apoidea (Hymenoptera). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 259:1-192 [M. Clapham/A. Noshirvan]

Secondary references:

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45144		G. Bechly and W. Wichard. 2008. Damselfly and dragonfly nymphs in Eocene Baltic amber (Insecta: Odonata), with aspects of their palaeobiology. Palaeodiversity 1:37-73 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
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