PBDB Collection

Geiseltal (Halle collection): Lutetian, Germany
collected by Voigt, Pongracz 1929-1931

List of taxa

Where & when

Geology

Taphonomy & methods

Metadata & references

Taxonomic list

Insecta - Odonata - Thaumatoneuridae

	Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera n. gen., n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		5 specimens
	No. 9-13
Insecta - Hemiptera - Nogodinidae

	Lithopsis major n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		1 specimen
Insecta - Orthoptera

	Orthoptera indet. Olivier 1789		3 specimens
	No. 6
Insecta - Orthoptera - Tetrigidae

	Tetrix sp. Latreille 1802		1 specimen
Insecta - Blattodea

	Blattodea indet. (Latreille 1810)		1 specimen
	corrected as Blattaria
Insecta - Blattodea - Blaberidae

	? Leucophaea sp. Brunner von Wattenwyl 1865		3 specimens
	synonym of Pycnoscelus
	No. 3

	Eolampra longicauda n. gen., n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		5 specimens

	Epilampra sp. Burmeister 1838		1 specimen
	No. 5
Insecta - Blattodea - Termitidae

	Termes sp. Linnaeus 1758		2 specimens
	No. 1, 2
Insecta - Strepsiptera

	Pseudococcites eocaenicus n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	found in the gut of Eopyrophorus sp. (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Carabidae

	? Carabidae indet. (Latreille 1802)		5 specimens

	? Carabus sp. Linnaeus 1758		1 specimen

	? Pristonychus sp. Dejean 1828		1 specimen

	Poecilus virgatus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		4 specimens
	No. 7, 8, 59
Insecta - Coleoptera

	Eumecoleus tenuis n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	9 specimens
	Nr. 2365,1203, 1216, 1217, 1294, 1698, 2163, 2178, 3174

	Lecanopteryx miranda n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	3 specimens
	Nr. 1846, 1867, 3557
Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae

	? Buprestites sp. Heer 1847		1 specimen
	No. 26

	Buprestites sp. Heer 1847		1 specimen

	Buprestites splendida n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		1 specimen

	Buprestites obscura n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		2 specimens

	Buprestites aeneoviolacea n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		3 specimens

	Buprestites goniaspis n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		2 specimens

	Perotis minnae (Giebel 1856)		2 specimens
	recombined as Buprestites minnae
	No. 25

	Buprestis sp. Linnaeus 1758		1 specimen

	Rhabdoglyptus viridistriatus n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	recombined as Buprestis viridistriatus
	Nr. 3536

	Buprestis (Cypriacis) hauboldi n. sp. Weidlich 1987	Weidlich 1987	1 specimen
	recombined as Buprestis hauboldi
	Nr. 2126 (1 measurement)

	Buprestis pongraczi n. sp. Weidlich 1987	Weidlich 1987	1 specimen
	Nr. 2648 (1 measurement)

	Rhabdoglyptus auratostriatus n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	2 specimens
	recombined as Buprestis auratostriata
	Nr. 2202; Nr. 1633 in Weidlich 1987

	Eolampetis griseomicans n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	11 specimens
	recombined as Buprestis griseomicans
	Nr. 5820, 2005; Weidlich lists 11 specimens

	Buprestis margineaurata n. sp. Weidlich 1987	Weidlich 1987	2 specimens
	Nr. 2386, 2187 (1 measurement)

	Rhabdoglyptus seorsus n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	recombined as Buprestis seorsus
	Nr. 1984

	Eurythyrea sp. Dejean 1833		2 specimens

	Eurythyrea bilyi n. sp. Weidlich 1987	Weidlich 1987	3 specimens
	Nr. 2345, 2619, 3145 (1 measurement)

	Coroebus carniolicus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		4 specimens
	recombined as Anthaxia carniolica
	3 additional in Haupt, 1950 (Nr. 1229, 3727, 3883) (1 measurement)

	Eoanthaxites unicolor n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	4 specimens
	replaced by Anthaxia haupti
	Nr. 1644, 2105, 3890, 5806

	Eoanthaxites irregularis n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	replaced by Anthaxia viridicyanea
	Nr. 1609

	"Glaphyroptera" sp. Heer 1852		1 specimen

	Archelater megaloprepus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		3 specimens
	No. 34/37

	Archelater major n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		1 specimen

	Archelater rutilogrammus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		3 specimens
	No. 42/43, 59

	Archelater aeneoviridis n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		5 specimens
	No. 38/41, 40, 57

	Iridotaenia primordialis n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		41 specimens
	recombined as Chrysodema primordialis
	Nr. 1793 in Weidlich 1987 (Weidlich has 42 specimens, presumably including 1 type of I. voigti)

	Iridotaenia voigti n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		1 specimen
	synonym of Chrysodema primordialis

	Polybothris antiquus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		1 specimen
	No. 36

	Eolampetis weigelti n. gen., n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		46 specimens
	recombined as Lampetis weigelti
	No. 28-33, 35; Nr. 1763, 3814, 3818 in Haupt 1950; Weidlich lists 48 specimens including 1756

	Eolampetis micans n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	synonym of Lampetis weigelti
	Nr. 1746

	Psiloptera sp. Dejean 1833		1 specimen

	Ancylocheira acroptera n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		29 specimens
	recombined as Psiloptera acroptera
	No. 22 and two unnumbered; Nr. 1718, 2026, 3506 in Haupt, 1950 (Weidlich lists 29 specimens) (1 measurement)

	Taenionotus maculatus n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	recombined as Psiloptera maculata
	Nr. 3563

	Stizonotus signatus n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	recombined as Psiloptera signata
	Nr. 3757

	Taenionotus fasciatus n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	2 specimens
	recombined as Psiloptera fasciata
	Nr. 2197 (Weidlich also lists 2069)

	Psiloptera zeuneri n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		4 specimens

	Eochalcophora transversovittata n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	6 specimens
	recombined as Psiloptera transversovittata
	Nr. 1615 (Weidlich has 17 specimens, including E. abbreviata)

	Eochalcophora abbreviata n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	9 specimens
	synonym of Psiloptera transversovittata
	Nr. 1912, 2063, 3127, 3384, 3731, 3970, 5861, 5875, 3334/Inv. Nr. 5085

	Stizonotus marmoratus n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	7 specimens
	replaced by Psiloptera haupti
	Nr. 1653, 3972 (Weidlich lists 7 specimens)

	Psiloptera incerta n. sp. Weidlich 1987	Weidlich 1987	3 specimens
	Nr. 1274, 1853, 2542 (1 measurement)

	Stizonotus eximius n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	recombined as Psiloptera eximia
	Nr. 1213

	Psiloptera granulata n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		1 specimen

	Eolampetis schulzi n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	3 specimens
	recombined as Psiloptera schulzi
	Nr. 2266, 3887, 5820

	Psiloptera chrysochlora n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		1 specimen

	Dicerca punctatosulcata n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		3 specimens

	Dicerca acanthoptera n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		2 specimens

	Cinyra pulchella n. sp. Weidlich 1987	Weidlich 1987	1 specimen
	Nr. 1712 (1 measurement)

	Microjulodis auratus n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae

	Elater sp. Linnaeus 1758		1 specimen

	Eopyrophorus mixtus n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	At least one specimen
Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae

	Eophyllocerus scrobiculatus n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	14 specimens
	Nr. 1218, 1722, 1801, 1872, 1916, 2005, 2241, 2248, 2290, 2335, 2349, 2426, 2592, 2718

	Eophyllocerus glaucinus n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	2 specimens
	Nr. 2621, 2297
Insecta - Coleoptera - Agyrtidae

	Eosilphites decoratus n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	Nr. 1839
Insecta - Coleoptera - Attelabidae

	Cryptorrhynchites sculpturatus n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	2 specimens
	Unnumbered and Nr. 5815
Insecta - Coleoptera - Curculionidae

	Curculionites punctillatus n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen

	? Rhynchophorus sp. Herbst 1795		1 specimen
Insecta - Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae

	Eosagra subparallela n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	11 specimens
	Nr. 2485, 3303, 2638, 2062, 1249, 1858, 2205, 2302, 2654, 2720, 3385

	Eosagra obliquata n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	2 specimens
	Nr. 2610, 5871

	Eoeumolpinus azureoviridis n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	Nr. 3852

	Gonocelis notatus n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen

	Halocoleus cameratus n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen

	Eochrysomela ornata n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen

	? Cassida sp. Linnaeus 1758		1 specimen
	No. 62

	Acassidites separandus n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	Nr. 1526

	Eocassida longula n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen

	Callistaspis punctatus n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	4 specimens
	Nr. 1831, 1711, 2136, 2165

	Mesomphalia gemmaspis n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		4 specimens

	Donacia weigelti n. sp. Goecke 1943	Goecke 1943	2 specimens
	(1 measurement)

	Donacia statzi n. sp. Goecke 1943	Goecke 1943	1 specimen
	(1 measurement)

	Donacia voigti n. sp. Goecke 1943	Goecke 1943	4 specimens
	(2 measurements)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Cerambycidae

	Cerambycidae indet. (Latreille 1802)		6 specimens
	Cerambicini
	No. 47, 56/58, 61

	Xyloeconites proavus n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	(1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Tenebrionidae

	Tenebrionidae indet. (Latreille 1802)		2 specimens
	original and current combination Tenebrionites

	Paropiophorus nitidus n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	Nr. 1710

	Eodromus punctatostriatus n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	12 specimens
	Nr. 1623, 1884, 2116, 2119, 1673, 1954, 2174, 2304, 2585, 2637, two unnumbered

	Eodromus helopoides n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	2 specimens
	Nr. 2298, 2188

	Eodromus punctatosulcatus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		2 specimens

	Eodromus aeneocupreus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935		15 specimens
	synonym of Ancylochira agilis
	No. 14-21; Nr. 1867, 1812, 2102, 3507, 2192, 2458, 1727 in Haupt 1950 (as E. agilis)

	Caryosoma rugosus n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	2 specimens
	corrected as Caryosoma rugosum
	Inv. Nr. 3373, 5010

	Pyrochalcaspis giseltalensis n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	12 specimens
	Inv. Nr. 5050, 3591, 5086, 5066, 1790, 1786; Nr. 2582, 2011, 2634, 1777, 2669, 1991

	Anthracohelops gigas n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	Nr. 3186

	Anthracohelops minutus n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	2 specimens
	Nr. 1232, 1749

	Parakeleusticus postumus n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	Nr. 1842

	Mimohelops venosus n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	5 specimens
	Nr. 1275, 1659, 2110, 2710, 3383

	Eohelaeus sublaevis n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	Nr. 1669

	Eohelaeus perpunctatus n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	Nr. 2171

	Eoallognosis limbellus n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	Nr. 1247

	Eoallognosis undulatus n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	5 specimens
	corrected as Eoallognosis undulata
	Nr. 2689, 1905, 2480, 2507, 5816

	Helops sp. Fabricius 1775		1 specimen

	Eoallognosis punctulatus n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	recombined as Rhinohelaeites punctatulus
	Nr. 2474

	Rhinohelaeites longipes n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	4 specimens
	Nr. 1264, 1817, 3512, 3549

	Eocallidium rugulosus n. gen., n. sp. Haupt 1950	Haupt 1950	1 specimen
	corrected as Eocallidium rugulosum
	Nr. 1678 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Neuroptera - Hemerobiidae

	? Bothromicromus sp. Scudder 1878		1 specimen
see common names

Geography

Country:	Germany	State/province:	Sachsen-Anhalt
Coordinates:	51.3° North, 12.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:	48.3° North, 7.7° East
Basis of coordinate:	based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:	outcrop

Time

Period:	Paleogene	Epoch:	Eocene
Stage:	Lutetian	10 m.y. bin:	Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:	Lutetian
Age range of interval:	47.80000 - 41.20000 m.y. ago

Stratigraphy

Local section:	Untere Unterkohle	Local bed:	I,II
Local order:	bottom to top
Stratigraphy comments: The coallayer is at the border of Cusien to Lutetian Franzen & Haubold 1986: lower Middle Eocene

Lithology and environment

Primary lithology:	lignite
Secondary lithology:	"shale"
Environment:	mire/swamp	Tectonic setting:	volcanic basin
Geology comments: Geiseltal comes from a swampy environment. Subsidence caused by dissolution of underlying salts and anhydrite ("volcanic basin" is the closest tectonic setting category).

Taphonomy

Modes of preservation:	body,adpression
Size of fossils:	macrofossils

Collection methods and comments

Collection methods:	bulk,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:	taxonomic analysis
Collectors:	Voigt, Pongracz	Collection dates:	1929-1931
Collection method comments: Repository: Geologisches Institut Halle (some specimens or counterparts at Hungarian National Museum)

Metadata

Database number:	155693
Authorizer:	M. Clapham	Enterer:	M. Clapham, J. Karr
Modifier:	M. Clapham	Research group:	paleoentomology
Created:	2014-04-23 23:36:51	Last modified:	2014-08-06 21:41:24
Access level:	the public	Released:	2014-04-23 23:36:51
Creative Commons license:	CC BY

Reference information

Primary reference:

50866.

A. Pongrácz. 1935. Die eozäne Insektenfauna des Geiseltales. Nova Acta Leopoldina 2:485-572 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

54286		H. Goecke. 1943. Monographie der Schilfkäfer II. Die fossilen Funde und ihre Bestimmung (13. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Donaciinen). Nova Acta Leopoldina 12(86):339-380 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
50875		H. Haupt. 1950. Die Käfer (Coleoptera) aus der eozänen Braunkohle des Geiseltales. Geologica 6:1-168 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
53989		M. Weidlich. 1987. Systematik und Taxonomie der Buprestidae des mitteleozänen Geiseltales (Insecta, Coleoptera). Hallesches Jahrbuch für Geowissenschaften 12:29-52 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]