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

Insecta
 Hemiptera - Cercopidae
"Cercopis strongii n. sp." = Hemitriecphora strongii
"Cercopis strongii n. sp." = Hemitriecphora strongii Hope 1837 froghopper
"Habitat in India Orientali"
 Hemiptera - Enicocephalidae
Enicocephalus fulvescens n. sp. Westwood 1837 unique-headed bug
 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
 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
Tillus novemmaculatus n. sp. Hope 1837 checkered beetle
Stigmatium bifasciatum n. sp. Hope 1837 checkered beetle
 Coleoptera - Elateridae
Ctenicerus eximius n. sp., "Mecynocanthus unicolor n. gen. n. sp." = Agrypnus unicolor
Ctenicerus eximius n. sp. Hope 1837 click beetle
compared with species from Coromandel coast, India
"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
 Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Osorius brunnicornis n. sp. Hope 1837 rove beetle
Temnodera testacea n. gen. n. sp. Hope 1837 rove beetle