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
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 - Termitidae	Termes sp. Termes sp. Linnaeus 1758 termite No. 1, 2
Blattodea - Blaberidae	Eolampra longicauda n. gen. n. sp., Epilampra sp., "? Leucophaea sp." = Pycnoscelus Eolampra longicauda n. gen. n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 giant cockroach Epilampra sp. Burmeister 1838 giant cockroach No. 5 "? Leucophaea sp." = Pycnoscelus Scudder 1862 giant cockroach No. 3
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.
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
Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae	Donacia voigti n. sp.¹, Donacia statzi n. sp.¹, Donacia weigelti n. sp.¹, Eoeumolpinus azureoviridis n. gen. n. sp.², Halocoleus cameratus n. gen. n. sp.², Eochrysomela ornata n. gen. n. sp.², Gonocelis notatus n. gen. n. sp.², Eosagra obliquata n. sp.², Eosagra subparallela n. sp.², Mesomphalia gemmaspis n. sp., Callistaspis punctatus n. gen. n. sp.², Acassidites separandus n. gen. n. sp.², Eocassida longula n. gen. n. sp.², ? Cassida sp. Donacia voigti n. sp.¹ Goecke 1943 leaf beetle Donacia statzi n. sp.¹ Goecke 1943 leaf beetle Donacia weigelti n. sp.¹ Goecke 1943 leaf beetle Eoeumolpinus azureoviridis n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 leaf beetle Nr. 3852 Halocoleus cameratus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 leaf beetle Eochrysomela ornata n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 leaf beetle Gonocelis notatus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 leaf beetle Eosagra obliquata n. sp.² Haupt 1950 frog-legged beetle Nr. 2610, 5871 Eosagra subparallela n. sp.² Haupt 1950 frog-legged beetle Nr. 2485, 3303, 2638, 2062, 1249, 1858, 2205, 2302, 2654, 2720, 3385 Mesomphalia gemmaspis n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 tortoise beetle Callistaspis punctatus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 tortoise beetle Nr. 1831, 1711, 2136, 2165 Acassidites separandus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 tortoise beetle Nr. 1526 Eocassida longula n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 tortoise beetle ? Cassida sp. Linnaeus 1758 tortoise beetle No. 62
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 - 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	Curculionites punctillatus n. sp.², ? Rhynchophorus sp. Curculionites punctillatus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 snout beetle ? Rhynchophorus sp. Herbst 1795 snout beetle
Coleoptera - Tenebrionidae	Tenebrionidae indet., "Eoallognosis undulatus n. sp." = Eoallognosis undulata², Eoallognosis limbellus n. sp.², "Eoallognosis punctulatus n. sp." = Rhinohelaeites punctatulus², Rhinohelaeites longipes n. gen. n. sp.², Helops sp., "Eocallidium rugulosus n. gen. n. sp." = Eocallidium rugulosum², Eohelaeus perpunctatus n. sp.², Eohelaeus sublaevis n. sp.², "Caryosoma rugosus n. gen. n. sp." = Caryosoma rugosum², Eodromus punctatosulcatus n. sp., "Eodromus aeneocupreus n. sp." = Eodromus agilis, Eodromus helopoides n. sp.², Eodromus punctatostriatus n. sp.², Parakeleusticus postumus n. gen. n. sp.², Mimohelops venosus n. gen. n. sp.², Pyrochalcaspis giseltalensis n. gen. n. sp.², Anthracohelops minutus n. sp.², Anthracohelops gigas n. sp.², Paropiophorus nitidus n. gen. n. sp.² Tenebrionidae indet. Latreille 1802 darkling beetle "Eoallognosis undulatus n. sp." = Eoallognosis undulata² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 2689, 1905, 2480, 2507, 5816 Eoallognosis limbellus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1247 "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 Helops sp. Fabricius 1775 darkling beetle "Eocallidium rugulosus n. gen. n. sp." = Eocallidium rugulosum² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1678 Eohelaeus perpunctatus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 2171 Eohelaeus sublaevis n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1669 "Caryosoma rugosus n. gen. n. sp." = Caryosoma rugosum² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Inv. Nr. 3373, 5010 Eodromus punctatosulcatus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 darkling beetle "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 Eodromus punctatostriatus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1623, 1884, 2116, 2119, 1673, 1954, 2174, 2304, 2585, 2637, two unnumbered Parakeleusticus postumus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1842 Mimohelops venosus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1275, 1659, 2110, 2710, 3383 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 Anthracohelops minutus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1232, 1749 Anthracohelops gigas n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 3186 Paropiophorus nitidus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 darkling beetle Nr. 1710
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 - Buprestidae	Archelater major n. sp., Archelater aeneoviridis n. sp., Archelater megaloprepus n. sp., Archelater rutilogrammus n. sp., Dicerca acanthoptera n. sp., Dicerca punctatosulcata n. sp., "Eolampetis weigelti n. gen. n. sp." = Lampetis weigelti, "Eolampetis micans n. sp." = Lampetis weigelti², Psiloptera sp., "Stizonotus signatus n. sp." = Psiloptera signata², "Taenionotus fasciatus n. sp." = Psiloptera fasciata², Psiloptera granulata n. sp., "Stizonotus eximius n. sp." = Psiloptera eximia², "Eochalcophora transversovittata n. sp." = Psiloptera transversovittata², "Eochalcophora abbreviata n. sp." = Psiloptera transversovittata², "Ancylocheira acroptera n. sp." = Psiloptera acroptera, "Taenionotus maculatus n. sp." = Psiloptera maculata², Psiloptera zeuneri n. sp., "Eolampetis schulzi n. sp." = Psiloptera schulzi², Psiloptera chrysochlora n. sp., "Stizonotus marmoratus n. sp." = Psiloptera haupti², Psiloptera incerta n. sp.³, Polybothris antiquus n. sp., "Iridotaenia primordialis n. sp." = Chrysodema primordialis, "Iridotaenia voigti n. sp." = Chrysodema primordialis, Cinyra pulchella n. sp.³, Buprestis sp., "Buprestis (Cypriacis) hauboldi n. sp." = Buprestis hauboldi³, "Eolampetis griseomicans n. sp." = Buprestis griseomicans², "Rhabdoglyptus auratostriatus n. sp." = Buprestis auratostriata², "Rhabdoglyptus viridistriatus n. sp." = Buprestis viridistriatus², Buprestis margineaurata n. sp.³, "Rhabdoglyptus seorsus n. sp." = Buprestis seorsus², Buprestis pongraczi n. sp.³, Eurythyrea sp., Eurythyrea bilyi n. sp.³, "Glaphyroptera" sp., ? Buprestites sp., Buprestites sp., Buprestites goniaspis n. sp., Buprestites aeneoviolacea n. sp., Buprestites splendida n. sp., "Perotis minnae" = Buprestites minnae, Buprestites obscura n. sp., "Eoanthaxites unicolor n. sp." = Anthaxia haupti², "Eoanthaxites irregularis n. sp." = Anthaxia viridicyanea², "Coroebus carniolicus n. sp." = Anthaxia carniolica, Microjulodis auratus n. gen. n. sp.² Archelater major n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Archelater aeneoviridis n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle No. 38/41, 40, 57 Archelater megaloprepus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle No. 34/37 Archelater rutilogrammus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle No. 42/43, 59 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 Psiloptera sp. Dejean 1833 jewel beetle "Stizonotus signatus n. sp." = Psiloptera signata² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 3757 "Taenionotus fasciatus n. sp." = Psiloptera fasciata² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 2197 (Weidlich also lists 2069) Psiloptera granulata n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle "Stizonotus eximius n. sp." = Psiloptera eximia² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 1213 "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 "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) "Taenionotus maculatus n. sp." = Psiloptera maculata² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 3563 Psiloptera zeuneri n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle "Eolampetis schulzi n. sp." = Psiloptera schulzi² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 2266, 3887, 5820 Psiloptera chrysochlora n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle "Stizonotus marmoratus n. sp." = Psiloptera haupti² Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 1653, 3972 (Weidlich lists 7 specimens) Psiloptera incerta n. sp.³ Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 1274, 1853, 2542 Polybothris antiquus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle No. 36 "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 Cinyra pulchella n. sp.³ Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 1712 Buprestis sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel beetle "Buprestis (Cypriacis) hauboldi n. sp." = Buprestis hauboldi³ Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 2126 "Eolampetis griseomicans n. sp." = Buprestis griseomicans² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 5820, 2005; Weidlich lists 11 specimens "Rhabdoglyptus auratostriatus n. sp." = Buprestis auratostriata² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 2202; Nr. 1633 in Weidlich 1987 "Rhabdoglyptus viridistriatus n. sp." = Buprestis viridistriatus² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 3536 Buprestis margineaurata n. sp.³ Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 2386, 2187 "Rhabdoglyptus seorsus n. sp." = Buprestis seorsus² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle Nr. 1984 Buprestis pongraczi n. sp.³ Weidlich 1987 jewel beetle Nr. 2648 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 goniaspis n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Buprestites aeneoviolacea n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle Buprestites splendida n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle "Perotis minnae" = Buprestites minnae Giebel 1856 jewel beetle No. 25 Buprestites obscura n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 jewel beetle "Eoanthaxites unicolor n. sp." = Anthaxia haupti² Bílý 1995 jewel beetle Nr. 1644, 2105, 3890, 5806 "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) Microjulodis auratus n. gen. n. sp.² Haupt 1950 jewel beetle
Coleoptera - Agyrtidae	Eosilphites decoratus n. sp.² Eosilphites decoratus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 primitive carrion beetle Nr. 1839
Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae	Eophyllocerus scrobiculatus n. sp.², Eophyllocerus glaucinus n. sp.² Eophyllocerus scrobiculatus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 scarab beetle Nr. 1218, 1722, 1801, 1872, 1916, 2005, 2241, 2248, 2290, 2335, 2349, 2426, 2592, 2718 Eophyllocerus glaucinus n. sp.² Haupt 1950 scarab beetle Nr. 2621, 2297
Coleoptera - Carabidae	? Carabidae indet., ? Pristonychus sp., Poecilus virgatus n. sp., ? Carabus sp. ? Carabidae indet. Latreille 1802 ground beetle ? Pristonychus sp. Dejean 1828 ground beetle Poecilus virgatus n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 ground beetle No. 7, 8, 59 ? Carabus sp. Linnaeus 1758 ground beetle
Neuroptera - Hemerobiidae	? Bothromicromus sp. ? Bothromicromus sp. Scudder 1878 brown lacewing
Odonata - Thaumatoneuridae	Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera n. gen. n. sp. Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera n. gen. n. sp. Pongrácz 1935 damselfly No. 9-13

¹Goecke 1943; ²Haupt 1950; ³Weidlich 1987