PBDB Collection

Gum Animè (Strong collection) (Holocene of Tanzania)

Where: Tanzania (6.2° S, 39.2° E: paleocoordinates 6.2° S, 39.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; poorly lithified amber

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: soft parts, original chitin, amber

Reposited in the OUM

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 165051: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 10.01.2015

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Taxonomic list

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Insecta
Coleoptera - Endomychidae	"Eumorphus castaneus n. sp." = Trycherus castaneus "Eumorphus castaneus n. sp." = Trycherus castaneus Hope 1837 handsome fungus beetle
Coleoptera - Brentidae	"Brenthus nasalis n. sp." = Bolbocranius nasalis "Brenthus nasalis n. sp." = Bolbocranius nasalis Hope 1837 weevil
Coleoptera - Cleridae	Stigmatium bifasciatum n. sp., Tillus novemmaculatus n. sp. Stigmatium bifasciatum n. sp. Hope 1837 checkered beetle Tillus novemmaculatus n. sp. Hope 1837 checkered beetle
Coleoptera - Staphylinidae	Temnodera testacea n. gen. n. sp., Osorius brunnicornis n. sp. Temnodera testacea n. gen. n. sp. Hope 1837 rove beetle Osorius brunnicornis n. sp. Hope 1837 rove beetle
Coleoptera - Elateridae	"Mecynocanthus unicolor n. gen. n. sp." = Agrypnus unicolor, Ctenicerus eximius n. sp. "Mecynocanthus unicolor n. gen. n. sp." = Agrypnus unicolor Hope 1837 click beetle Specimen not in Hope collection at OUM; perhaps from Madagscar and perhaps synonym of Agrypnus cuspidatus Klug 1833 fide von Hayek 1973 Ctenicerus eximius n. sp. Hope 1837 click beetle compared with species from Coromandel coast, India
Hymenoptera -	Calotelea aurantia n. gen. n. sp. Calotelea aurantia n. gen. n. sp. Hope 1837 wasp "several preserved"
Hymenoptera - Bethylidae	Calyoza staphylinoides n. gen. n. sp. Calyoza staphylinoides n. gen. n. sp. Hope 1837 flat wasp Specimen not in Hope collection at OUM
Hemiptera - Enicocephalidae	Enicocephalus fulvescens n. sp. Enicocephalus fulvescens n. sp. Westwood 1837 unique-headed bug
Hemiptera - Cercopidae	"Cercopis strongii n. sp." = Hemitriecphora strongii "Cercopis strongii n. sp." = Hemitriecphora strongii Hope 1837 froghopper "Habitat in India Orientali"