PBDB Collection

Geiseltal (Halle collection) (Eocene of Germany)

Where: Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany (51.3° N, 12.0° E: paleocoordinates 48.3° N, 7.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• The coallayer is at the border of Cusien to Lutetian

•Franzen & Haubold 1986: lower Middle Eocene

Environment/lithology: mire or swamp; lignite and shale

• Geiseltal comes from a swampy environment. Subsidence caused by dissolution of underlying salts and anhydrite ("volcanic basin" is the closest tectonic setting category).

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression

Collected by Voigt, Pongracz in 1929-1931

Collection methods: bulk,

• Repository: Geologisches Institut Halle (some specimens or counterparts at Hungarian National Museum)

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

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 155693: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 23.04.2014, edited by Jered Karr

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Taxonomic list

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Insecta
Odonata - Thaumatoneuridae	Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera n. gen. n. sp. Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera n. gen. n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 damselfly No. 9-13
Hemiptera - Nogodinidae	Lithopsis major n. sp. Lithopsis major n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 planthopper
Dicondylia -	Orthoptera indet. Orthoptera indet. Olivier 1789 grasshopper No. 6
Orthoptera - Tetrigidae	Tetrix sp. Tetrix sp. Latreille 1802 pygmy grasshopper
Dicondylia -	Blattodea indet. Blattodea indet. Latreille 1810 cockroach
Blattodea - Blaberidae	Epilampra sp., Eolampra longicauda n. gen. n. sp., "? Leucophaea sp." = Pycnoscelus Epilampra sp. Burmeister 1838 giant cockroach No. 5 Eolampra longicauda n. gen. n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 giant cockroach "? Leucophaea sp." = Pycnoscelus Scudder 1862 giant cockroach No. 3
Blattodea - Termitidae	Termes sp. Termes sp. Linnaeus 1758 termite No. 1, 2
Neuroptera - Hemerobiidae	? Bothromicromus sp. ? Bothromicromus sp. Scudder 1878 brown lacewing
Coleoptera - Tenebrionidae	Tenebrionidae indet., Eoallognosis limbellus n. sp.², "Eoallognosis undulatus n. sp." = Eoallognosis undulata², "Eoallognosis punctulatus n. sp." = Rhinohelaeites punctatulus², Rhinohelaeites longipes n. gen. n. sp.², Eodromus punctatosulcatus n. sp., Eodromus punctatostriatus n. sp.², "Eodromus aeneocupreus n. sp." = Eodromus agilis, Eodromus helopoides n. sp.², Mimohelops venosus n. gen. n. sp.², "Caryosoma rugosus n. gen. n. sp." = Caryosoma rugosum², Pyrochalcaspis giseltalensis n. gen. n. sp.², Parakeleusticus postumus n. gen. n. sp.², Anthracohelops minutus n. sp.², Anthracohelops gigas n. sp.², Helops sp., Paropiophorus nitidus n. gen. n. sp.², Eohelaeus sublaevis n. sp.², Eohelaeus perpunctatus n. sp.², "Eocallidium rugulosus n. gen. n. sp." = Eocallidium rugulosum² Tenebrionidae indet. Latreille 1802 darkling beetle Eoallognosis limbellus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1247 "Eoallognosis undulatus n. sp." = Eoallognosis undulata² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 2689, 1905, 2480, 2507, 5816 "Eoallognosis punctulatus n. sp." = Rhinohelaeites punctatulus² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 2474 Rhinohelaeites longipes n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1264, 1817, 3512, 3549 Eodromus punctatosulcatus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 darkling beetle Eodromus punctatostriatus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1623, 1884, 2116, 2119, 1673, 1954, 2174, 2304, 2585, 2637, two unnumbered "Eodromus aeneocupreus n. sp." = Eodromus agilis Meunier 1921 darkling beetle No. 14-21; Nr. 1867, 1812, 2102, 3507, 2192, 2458, 1727 in Haupt 1950 (as E. agilis) Eodromus helopoides n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 2298, 2188 Mimohelops venosus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1275, 1659, 2110, 2710, 3383 "Caryosoma rugosus n. gen. n. sp." = Caryosoma rugosum² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Inv. Nr. 3373, 5010 Pyrochalcaspis giseltalensis n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Inv. Nr. 5050, 3591, 5086, 5066, 1790, 1786; Nr. 2582, 2011, 2634, 1777, 2669, 1991 Parakeleusticus postumus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1842 Anthracohelops minutus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1232, 1749 Anthracohelops gigas n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 3186 Helops sp. Fabricius 1775 darkling beetle Paropiophorus nitidus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1710 Eohelaeus sublaevis n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1669 Eohelaeus perpunctatus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 2171 "Eocallidium rugulosus n. gen. n. sp." = Eocallidium rugulosum² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1678
Coleoptera - Attelabidae	Cryptorrhynchites sculpturatus n. gen. n. sp.² Cryptorrhynchites sculpturatus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 leaf rolling weevil Unnumbered and Nr. 5815
Coleoptera - Curculionidae	? Rhynchophorus sp., Curculionites punctillatus n. sp.² ? Rhynchophorus sp. Herbst 1795 snout beetle Curculionites punctillatus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 snout beetle
Coleoptera - Cerambycidae	Cerambycidae indet., Xyloeconites proavus n. gen. n. sp.² Cerambycidae indet. Latreille 1802 longhorned beetle No. 47, 56/58, 61 Xyloeconites proavus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 longhorned beetle
Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae	Halocoleus cameratus n. gen. n. sp.², Gonocelis notatus n. gen. n. sp.², Eochrysomela ornata n. gen. n. sp.², Donacia weigelti n. sp.¹, Donacia statzi n. sp.¹, Donacia voigti n. sp.¹, Eoeumolpinus azureoviridis n. gen. n. sp.², Mesomphalia gemmaspis n. sp., ? Cassida sp., Eocassida longula n. gen. n. sp.², Acassidites separandus n. gen. n. sp.², Callistaspis punctatus n. gen. n. sp.², Eosagra subparallela n. sp.², Eosagra obliquata n. sp.² Halocoleus cameratus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 leaf beetle Gonocelis notatus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 leaf beetle Eochrysomela ornata n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 leaf beetle Donacia weigelti n. sp.¹ Goecke 1943 leaf beetle Donacia statzi n. sp.¹ Goecke 1943 leaf beetle Donacia voigti n. sp.¹ Goecke 1943 leaf beetle Eoeumolpinus azureoviridis n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 leaf beetle Nr. 3852 Mesomphalia gemmaspis n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 tortoise beetle ? Cassida sp. Linnaeus 1758 tortoise beetle No. 62 Eocassida longula n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 tortoise beetle Acassidites separandus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 tortoise beetle Nr. 1526 Callistaspis punctatus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 tortoise beetle Nr. 1831, 1711, 2136, 2165 Eosagra subparallela n. sp.² Haupt 1950 frog-legged beetle Nr. 2485, 3303, 2638, 2062, 1249, 1858, 2205, 2302, 2654, 2720, 3385 Eosagra obliquata n. sp.² Haupt 1950 frog-legged beetle Nr. 2610, 5871
Coleoptera - Buprestidae	Psiloptera sp., Psiloptera chrysochlora n. sp., Psiloptera incerta n. sp.³, "Taenionotus fasciatus n. sp." = Psiloptera fasciata², "Eochalcophora transversovittata n. sp." = Psiloptera transversovittata², "Eochalcophora abbreviata n. sp." = Psiloptera transversovittata², "Stizonotus marmoratus n. sp." = Psiloptera haupti², "Stizonotus signatus n. sp." = Psiloptera signata², "Eolampetis schulzi n. sp." = Psiloptera schulzi², Psiloptera zeuneri n. sp., Psiloptera granulata n. sp., "Ancylocheira acroptera n. sp." = Psiloptera acroptera, "Stizonotus eximius n. sp." = Psiloptera eximia², "Taenionotus maculatus n. sp." = Psiloptera maculata², Polybothris antiquus n. sp., Dicerca acanthoptera n. sp., Dicerca punctatosulcata n. sp., "Eolampetis weigelti n. gen. n. sp." = Lampetis weigelti, "Eolampetis micans n. sp." = Lampetis weigelti², Cinyra pulchella n. sp.³, "Iridotaenia primordialis n. sp." = Chrysodema primordialis, "Iridotaenia voigti n. sp." = Chrysodema primordialis, Archelater rutilogrammus n. sp., Archelater megaloprepus n. sp., Archelater major n. sp., Archelater aeneoviridis n. sp., Microjulodis auratus n. gen. n. sp.², "Eoanthaxites irregularis n. sp." = Anthaxia viridicyanea², "Coroebus carniolicus n. sp." = Anthaxia carniolica, "Eoanthaxites unicolor n. sp." = Anthaxia haupti², Buprestis sp., Buprestis margineaurata n. sp.³, "Rhabdoglyptus viridistriatus n. sp." = Buprestis viridistriatus², "Buprestis (Cypriacis) hauboldi n. sp." = Buprestis hauboldi³, "Rhabdoglyptus seorsus n. sp." = Buprestis seorsus², "Rhabdoglyptus auratostriatus n. sp." = Buprestis auratostriata², Buprestis pongraczi n. sp.³, "Eolampetis griseomicans n. sp." = Buprestis griseomicans², Eurythyrea sp., Eurythyrea bilyi n. sp.³, "Glaphyroptera" sp., ? Buprestites sp., Buprestites sp., Buprestites obscura n. sp., Buprestites splendida n. sp., Buprestites aeneoviolacea n. sp., "Perotis minnae" = Buprestites minnae, Buprestites goniaspis n. sp. Psiloptera sp. Dejean 1833 jewel beetle Psiloptera chrysochlora n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Psiloptera incerta n. sp.³ Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 1274, 1853, 2542 "Taenionotus fasciatus n. sp." = Psiloptera fasciata² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 2197 (Weidlich also lists 2069) "Eochalcophora transversovittata n. sp." = Psiloptera transversovittata² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 1615 (Weidlich has 17 specimens, including E. abbreviata) "Eochalcophora abbreviata n. sp." = Psiloptera transversovittata² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 1912, 2063, 3127, 3384, 3731, 3970, 5861, 5875, 3334/Inv. Nr. 5085 "Stizonotus marmoratus n. sp." = Psiloptera haupti² Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 1653, 3972 (Weidlich lists 7 specimens) "Stizonotus signatus n. sp." = Psiloptera signata² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 3757 "Eolampetis schulzi n. sp." = Psiloptera schulzi² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 2266, 3887, 5820 Psiloptera zeuneri n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Psiloptera granulata n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle "Ancylocheira acroptera n. sp." = Psiloptera acroptera Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle No. 22 and two unnumbered; Nr. 1718, 2026, 3506 in Haupt, 1950 (Weidlich lists 29 specimens) "Stizonotus eximius n. sp." = Psiloptera eximia² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 1213 "Taenionotus maculatus n. sp." = Psiloptera maculata² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 3563 Polybothris antiquus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle No. 36 Dicerca acanthoptera n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Dicerca punctatosulcata n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle "Eolampetis weigelti n. gen. n. sp." = Lampetis weigelti Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle No. 28-33, 35; Nr. 1763, 3814, 3818 in Haupt 1950; Weidlich lists 48 specimens including 1756 "Eolampetis micans n. sp." = Lampetis weigelti² Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Nr. 1746 Cinyra pulchella n. sp.³ Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 1712 "Iridotaenia primordialis n. sp." = Chrysodema primordialis Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Nr. 1793 in Weidlich 1987 (Weidlich has 42 specimens, presumably including 1 type of I. voigti) "Iridotaenia voigti n. sp." = Chrysodema primordialis Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Archelater rutilogrammus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle No. 42/43, 59 Archelater megaloprepus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle No. 34/37 Archelater major n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Archelater aeneoviridis n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle No. 38/41, 40, 57 Microjulodis auratus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle "Eoanthaxites irregularis n. sp." = Anthaxia viridicyanea² Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 1609 "Coroebus carniolicus n. sp." = Anthaxia carniolica Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle 3 additional in Haupt, 1950 (Nr. 1229, 3727, 3883) "Eoanthaxites unicolor n. sp." = Anthaxia haupti² Bílý 1995 jewel beetle Nr. 1644, 2105, 3890, 5806 Buprestis sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel beetle Buprestis margineaurata n. sp.³ Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 2386, 2187 "Rhabdoglyptus viridistriatus n. sp." = Buprestis viridistriatus² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 3536 "Buprestis (Cypriacis) hauboldi n. sp." = Buprestis hauboldi³ Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 2126 "Rhabdoglyptus seorsus n. sp." = Buprestis seorsus² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 1984 "Rhabdoglyptus auratostriatus n. sp." = Buprestis auratostriata² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 2202; Nr. 1633 in Weidlich 1987 Buprestis pongraczi n. sp.³ Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 2648 "Eolampetis griseomicans n. sp." = Buprestis griseomicans² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 5820, 2005; Weidlich lists 11 specimens Eurythyrea sp. Dejean 1833 jewel beetle Eurythyrea bilyi n. sp.³ Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 2345, 2619, 3145 "Glaphyroptera" sp. Heer 1852 jewel beetle ? Buprestites sp. Heer 1847 jewel beetle No. 26 Buprestites sp. Heer 1847 jewel beetle Buprestites obscura n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Buprestites splendida n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Buprestites aeneoviolacea n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle "Perotis minnae" = Buprestites minnae Giebel 1856 jewel beetle No. 25 Buprestites goniaspis n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle
Coleoptera - Elateridae	Elater sp., Eopyrophorus mixtus n. gen. n. sp.² Elater sp. Linnaeus 1758 click beetle Eopyrophorus mixtus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 click beetle At least one specimen
Coleoptera - Agyrtidae	Eosilphites decoratus n. sp.² Eosilphites decoratus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 primitive carrion beetle Nr. 1839
Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae	Eophyllocerus glaucinus n. sp.², Eophyllocerus scrobiculatus n. sp.² Eophyllocerus glaucinus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 scarab beetle Nr. 2621, 2297 Eophyllocerus scrobiculatus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 scarab beetle Nr. 1218, 1722, 1801, 1872, 1916, 2005, 2241, 2248, 2290, 2335, 2349, 2426, 2592, 2718
Coleoptera - Carabidae	? Carabidae indet., ? Carabus sp., ? Pristonychus sp., Poecilus virgatus n. sp. ? Carabidae indet. Latreille 1802 ground beetle ? Carabus sp. Linnaeus 1758 ground beetle ? Pristonychus sp. Dejean 1828 ground beetle Poecilus virgatus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 ground beetle No. 7, 8, 59
Coleoptera -	Eumecoleus tenuis n. gen. n. sp.², Lecanopteryx miranda n. gen. n. sp.² Eumecoleus tenuis n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 beetle Nr. 2365,1203, 1216, 1217, 1294, 1698, 2163, 2178, 3174 Lecanopteryx miranda n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 beetle Nr. 1846, 1867, 3557
Strepsiptera -	Pseudococcites eocaenicus n. gen. n. sp.² Pseudococcites eocaenicus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 twisted-winged parasite found in the gut of Eopyrophorus sp.

¹Goecke 1943; ²Haupt 1950; ³Weidlich 1987