PBDB Collection

UCMP B-7045, El Portugal landslide, Simojovel region (Miocene of Mexico)

Also known as Chiapas amber

Where: Chiapas, Mexico (17.1° N, 92.7° W: paleocoordinates 17.7° N, 89.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: soft parts, original chitin, amber

Reposited in the UCMP

Primary reference: E. L. Mockford. 1969. Fossil insects of the Order Psocoptera from Tertiary amber of Chiapas, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 43(5):1267-1273 [C. Labandeira/C. Labandeira/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 124467: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 16.02.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Arachnida
Araneae - Theridiidae	Pronepos ? fossilis⁶, Eomysmena asta n. sp.⁶ Pronepos ? fossilis⁶ Petrunkevitch 1963 cobweb spider UCMP 13540 Eomysmena asta n. sp.⁶ Petrunkevitch 1971 cobweb spider UCMP 13536
Araneae - Mysmenidae	Mysmena fossilis n. sp.⁶ Mysmena fossilis n. sp.⁶ Petrunkevitch 1971 spurred orb-weaver UCMP 13535
Acariformes - Oppiidae	"Damaeus setiger n. sp." = Oppia setigera¹⁰ "Damaeus setiger n. sp." = Oppia setigera¹⁰ Woolley 1971 oribatid mite UCMP 13528
Acariformes - Mochlozetidae	"Hydrozetes smithi n. sp." = Mochloribatula smithi¹⁰ "Hydrozetes smithi n. sp." = Mochloribatula smithi¹⁰ Woolley 1971 oribatid mite UCMP 13529
Collembola
Entomobryomorpha - Entomobryidae	"Lepidocyrtinus ? frater" = Seira frater¹, Drepanura sp.¹, Entomobrya sp.¹, Entomobrya ? decora¹, Entomobrya ? litigiosa¹ "Lepidocyrtinus ? frater" = Seira frater¹ Bonet 1934 springtail UCMP 13514 Drepanura sp.¹ Schott 1891 springtail UCMP 13513 Entomobrya sp.¹ Rondani 1861 springtail UCMP 13553 Entomobrya ? decora¹ Nicolet 1847 springtail UCMP 13504 Entomobrya ? litigiosa¹ Denis 1931 springtail UCMP 13507
Insecta
Blattodea - Mastotermitidae	Mastotermes electromexicus⁵ Mastotermes electromexicus⁵ Krishna and Emerson 1983 termite B-7045-59
Coleoptera - Staphylinidae	"Palaeopsenius mexicanus n. gen. n. sp." = Prorhinopsenius mexicanus⁷ "Palaeopsenius mexicanus n. gen. n. sp." = Prorhinopsenius mexicanus⁷ Seevers 1971 rove beetle UCMP 13102
Psocodea - Psyllipsocidae	Psyllipsocus sp. Psyllipsocus sp. Selys-Longchamps 1872 cave barklouse UCMP 13556 (nymph)
Diptera - Psychodidae	Psychoda tzotzili n. sp.⁸ Psychoda tzotzili n. sp.⁸ Stebner and Solórzano Kraemer 2014 moth fly UCMP 10380 (B-7045-38)
Diptera - Scatopsidae	"Procolobostema longicorne n. sp." = Procolobostema hurdi² "Procolobostema longicorne n. sp." = Procolobostema hurdi² Cook 1971 minute black scavenger fly UCMP 13098
Diptera - Ceratopogonidae	Forcipomyia sp.⁹ Forcipomyia sp.⁹ Meigen 1818 biting midge B-7045-41, 42, 43
Diptera - Phoridae	Metopina sp.⁴ Metopina sp.⁴ Macquart 1835 scuttle fly B-7045-58
Diptera - Sciaridae	Bradysia sp.³ Bradysia sp.³ Winnertz 1867 dark-winged fungus gnat B-7045-45, 46

¹Christiansen 1971; ²Cook 1971; ³Gagné 1980; ⁴Grimaldi 1989; ⁵Krishna and Emerson 1983; ⁶Petrunkevitch 1971; ⁷Seevers 1971; ⁸Stebner and Solórzano Kraemer 2014; ⁹Szadziewski and Grogan 1996; ¹⁰Woolley 1971