PBDB Collection

Alsace potash field, Anna pit (Quievreux collection) (Oligocene of France)

Where: France (47.8° N, 7.3° E: paleocoordinates 47.2° N, 3.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

• Fossiliferous zone is at the top of the Middle Salt Formation and is Rupelian in age. Lower Oligocene and probably lower Sannoisien.

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified mudstone and lithified evaporite

• Rhine graben

• Argillite bed a few centimeters in thickness

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression

Collected by F. Quievreux

Primary reference: H. Priesner and F. Quiévreux. 1935. Thysanoptères des couches de potasse du Haut-Rhin. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, Cinquième Série 5:471-477 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 146907: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 03.07.2013

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Taxonomic list

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Arachnida
Araneae - Salticidae	Heliophanus extinctus n. sp.¹ Heliophanus extinctus n. sp.¹ Berland 1939 spider Quievreux No. 443
Araneae - Linyphiidae	Linyphia quievreuxi n. sp.¹ Linyphia quievreuxi n. sp.¹ Berland 1939 money spider/sheet weaver Quievreux No. 124
Araneae - Theridiidae	Theridion crassipalpum n. sp.¹ Theridion crassipalpum n. sp.¹ Berland 1939 cobweb spider Quievreux No. 485
Araneae - Thomisidae	Synema enigmaticum n. sp.¹ Synema enigmaticum n. sp.¹ Berland 1939 crab spider Quievreux No. 54
Insecta
Diptera - Dolichopodidae	Hercostomus sp.⁴, Hercostomus quievreuxi n. sp.⁴ Hercostomus sp.⁴ Loew 1857 long-legged fly Quievreux 852 Hercostomus quievreuxi n. sp.⁴ Parent and Quiévreux 1935 long-legged fly Quievreux 1030
Diptera - Sciaridae	Protosciara alsatica n. gen. n. sp.⁵, "Lycoria (Neosciara) oligocoenica n. sp." = Bradysia oligocenica⁵, "Lycoria (Neosciara) tertiaria n. sp." = Bradysia tertiaria⁵ Protosciara alsatica n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Quiévreux 1938 dark-winged fungus gnat Quievreux 1211 "Lycoria (Neosciara) oligocoenica n. sp." = Bradysia oligocenica⁵ Quiévreux 1938 dark-winged fungus gnat Quievreux 1050-1336, 1221-61-42 "Lycoria (Neosciara) tertiaria n. sp." = Bradysia tertiaria⁵ Quiévreux 1938 dark-winged fungus gnat Quievreux 1338, 1358, probably 559, 1318, 347, 543, 1208, 1227, 1228, 1287
Diptera - Mycetophilidae	Neoempheria wittenheimiana n. sp.⁵ Neoempheria wittenheimiana n. sp.⁵ Quiévreux 1938 fungus gnat Quievreux 1364
Diptera - Cylindrotomidae	Cyttaromyia quievreuxi n. sp.⁷ Cyttaromyia quievreuxi n. sp.⁷ Séguy 1934 long bodied crane fly Quievreux 526
Thysanoptera - Melanthripidae	Melanthrips sp. Melanthrips sp. Haliday 1836 thrips Quievreux No. 876, 227, 364, 1031
Thysanoptera - Thripidae	Thripidae indet., ? Thripidae indet., Frankliniella oligocaenica n. sp. Thripidae indet. Stevens 1829 thrips Anaphothrips or Oxythrips female (Quievreux No. 797) ? Thripidae indet. Stevens 1829 thrips Quievreux No. 796 Frankliniella oligocaenica n. sp. Priesner and Quiévreux 1935 thrips Quievreux No. 1020, 1004, 1013, 62, and probably 20, 964, 801
Thysanoptera - Aeolothripidae	Orothripinae indet., Aeolothrips extinctus n. sp. Orothripinae indet. Bagnall 1913 thrips Quievreux No. 40 Aeolothrips extinctus n. sp. Priesner and Quiévreux 1935 thrips Quievreux No. 821, 189, 578, 1237, and probably 92, 555, 1097
Hymenoptera - Braconidae	"Diaeretus berdlandi n. sp." = Protodiaeretiella berdlandi⁶, Holocnomus braconiformis n. gen. n. sp.⁶, "Diaeretus fuscus n. sp." = Palaeoxys fuscus⁶, "Trioxys primigenius n. sp." = Palaeoxys primigenius⁶, "Praon gausai n. sp." = Archipraon gausai⁶, "Aphidius quievreuxi n. sp." = Promonoctonia quievreuxi⁶, "Trioxys obscuriformis n. sp." = Protacanthoides fossilis⁶, Oligoaphidius sannoniensis n. gen. n. sp.⁶, Protephedrus terciarius n. gen. n. sp.⁶, "Aphidius torneli n. sp." = Pseudaphidius torneli⁶, "Aphidius lysiphleboides n. sp." = Pseudaphidius lysiphleboides⁶, "Aphidius cenozoicum n. sp." = Pseudaphidius cenozoicus⁶, "Aphidius oligocenus n. sp." = Pseudaphidius oligocenus⁶, "Aphidius nigrofacies n. sp." = Pseudaphidius nigrofacies⁶, "Aphidius oligoarundinis n. sp." = Pseudaphidius oligoarundinis⁶, "Aphidius saliniferus n. sp." = Pseudaphidius saliniferus⁶, "Aphidius premedicaginis n. sp." = Pseudaphidius premedicaginis⁶, "Aphidius fosiliferus n. sp." = Pseudaphidius fosiliferus⁶, "Aphidius pseudogranarius n. sp." = Pseudaphidius pseudogranarius⁶ "Diaeretus berdlandi n. sp." = Protodiaeretiella berdlandi⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 609, 819 Holocnomus braconiformis n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 780 "Diaeretus fuscus n. sp." = Palaeoxys fuscus⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 1107 "Trioxys primigenius n. sp." = Palaeoxys primigenius⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 250, 884 "Praon gausai n. sp." = Archipraon gausai⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 968, 520, 561, 589, 786, 1040, 1302 "Aphidius quievreuxi n. sp." = Promonoctonia quievreuxi⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 309(239), 371, 833, 986, 1001 "Trioxys obscuriformis n. sp." = Protacanthoides fossilis⁶ Mackauer 1959 wasp Quievreux No. 99 Oligoaphidius sannoniensis n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 673 Protephedrus terciarius n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 505 "Aphidius torneli n. sp." = Pseudaphidius torneli⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 756 "Aphidius lysiphleboides n. sp." = Pseudaphidius lysiphleboides⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 1264 "Aphidius cenozoicum n. sp." = Pseudaphidius cenozoicus⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 252, 267, 892, 1335 "Aphidius oligocenus n. sp." = Pseudaphidius oligocenus⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 193, 755, 810, 963, 979, 1021, 1116 "Aphidius nigrofacies n. sp." = Pseudaphidius nigrofacies⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 874 "Aphidius oligoarundinis n. sp." = Pseudaphidius oligoarundinis⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 835 "Aphidius saliniferus n. sp." = Pseudaphidius saliniferus⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 1137 "Aphidius premedicaginis n. sp." = Pseudaphidius premedicaginis⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 632 "Aphidius fosiliferus n. sp." = Pseudaphidius fosiliferus⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 1003 "Aphidius pseudogranarius n. sp." = Pseudaphidius pseudogranarius⁶ Quilis Pérez 1940 wasp Quievreux No. 1298
Raphidioptera - Raphidiidae	Raphidiidae "indet. E"³ Raphidiidae "indet. E"³ Latreille 1810 snakefly MNHN-LP-R.10417 ("Raphidia" sp. in Quievreux 1935)
Neuroptera -	Myrmeleontoidea indet.² Myrmeleontoidea indet.² Latreille 1802 lacewing MNHN IPM-R.54245 (Quievreux 2001) - Myrmeleontidae or Nemopteridae
Neuroptera - Nemopteridae	Stenonemiini indet.² Stenonemiini indet.² Orfila 1955 thread-winged antlion MNHN IPM-R.54246 (Quievreux 740)
Neuroptera - Coniopterygidae	Pararchiconis quievreuxi n. gen. n. sp.² Pararchiconis quievreuxi n. gen. n. sp.² Nel 1991 dustywing MNHN IPM-R.54244 (Quievreux 1232)

¹Berland 1939; ²Nel 1991; ³Nel 1993; ⁴Parent and Quiévreux 1935; ⁵Quiévreux 1938; ⁶Quilis Pérez 1940; ⁷Séguy 1934