Céreste (Nancy coll) (Oligocene of France)

Also known as Cereste

Where: France (43.9° N, 5.6° E: paleocoordinates 43.2° N, 2.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Campagne-Calavon Formation, MP 23 (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)

• ~33.9 Ma to ~28.1 Ma, Oligocene, Rupelian (level MP 23, Reichenbacher & Philippe 1997).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; carbonate

• Apt basin. Irregular basins formed during extension of the European platform in the Oligocene resulting from the formation of the West-European rift system.
• "Calcaires"

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: adpression

Collected by Fliche

• Collection de l'Ecole des Eaux et Forets de Nancy

Primary reference: N. Theobald. 1937. Les insectes fossiles des terrains oligocènes de France. Bulletin Mensuel (Mémoires) de la Société des Sciences de Nancy 1:1-473 [M. Clapham/J. Karr]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 122535: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 02.01.2012, edited by Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Dicondylia -
Hemiptera indet. Linnaeus 1758 true bug
 Hemiptera - Aphrophoridae
Ptyelus cf. spumiferus Heer 1853 froghopper
Coll Fliche F 218
 Hemiptera - Miridae
Phytocoris poissoni n. sp. Theobald 1937 plant bug
Coll Fliche F 234, 136, 252, 337, 132
 Hemiptera - Rhyparochromidae
Aphanus pulchellus Heer 1853 seed bug
Coll Fliche F 121, 123, 127
 Hemiptera - Berytidae
"Megalomerium serratum" = Metacanthus (Megalomerium) serratum
"Megalomerium serratum" = Metacanthus (Megalomerium) serratum Theobald 1937 stilt bug
Coll Fliche F 220(257)
 Hemiptera - Heterogastridae
Heterogaster breviscutatus n. sp. Theobald 1937 true bug
Coll Fliche F 184, 124, 134, 137, 243, 125, 286, 128
Heterogaster pumilio Heer 1853 true bug
 Hemiptera - Cydnidae
Cydnus brevicollis Heer 1853 burrowing bug
Coll Fliche F 140
 Hymenoptera -
Pseudisobrachium oligocenicum n. sp. Theobald 1937 winged insect
Coll Fliche F 143
Vespoidea indet. Latreille 1802 wasp
Coll Fliche F 149
 Hymenoptera - Vespidae
Polistes industrius n. sp. Theobald 1937 wasp
Coll Fliche F 145
Odynerus oligopunctatus n. sp. Theobald 1937 potter wasp
Coll Fliche F 147
? Rhynchium sp. Spinola 1806 potter wasp
Coll Fliche F 275
 Hymenoptera - Apidae
"Apis cuenoti n. sp." = Apis (Synapis) henshawi
"Apis cuenoti n. sp." = Apis (Synapis) henshawi Cockerell 1907 Henshaw's honey bee
Coll Fliche F 173
 Hymenoptera - Thynnidae
"Methoca sp." = Methocha
"Methoca sp." = Methocha Latreille 1804 wasp
Coll Fliche F 250
 Hymenoptera - Ichneumonidae
Pimpla aquensis Theobald 1937 ichneumon wasp
Coll Fliche F 311(148)
Pimpla anomalensis Theobald 1937 ichneumon wasp
Coll Fliche F 144
 Dicondylia -
Coleoptera indet. Linnaeus 1758 beetle
 Coleoptera - Dytiscidae
Hydroporus trimaculatus n. sp. Theobald 1937 predaceous diving beetle
Coll Fliche F 102
Procoelambus macrocephalus n. gen. n. sp. Theobald 1937 predaceous diving beetle
Coll Fliche F 83, 97, 101, 130
 Coleoptera - Carabidae
Harpalus nero Oustalet 1874 ground beetle
Coll Fliche F 15, 5, 31, 67, 79
Calosoma ceresti1 Nel 1987 ground beetle
Coll Fliche F 81, 82
 Coleoptera -
Cucujiformia indet. Lameere 1938 beetle
 Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae
Plagiodera lyelliana Heer 1856 leaf beetle
Coll Fliche F 141
Chrysomela ceresti n. sp. Theobald 1937 leaf beetle
Coll Fliche F 73(68), 104, 105, 103(76), 108
 Coleoptera - Curculionidae
"Sitona margarum" = Protainophthalmus margarus Germar 1849 snout beetle
Coll Fliche F 6(6a), 39, 52, 60, 61, 66, 74, 100
"Cleonus asperulus" = Protainophthalmus asperulus Heer 1856 snout beetle
Coll Fliche F 46(86)
"Brachyderes longipes" = Protainophthalmus asperulus Heer 1856 snout beetle
Coll Fliche F 19
"Cleonus marcelli" = Protainophthalmus asperulus Heer 1856 snout beetle
Coll Fliche F 75
Hipporhinus heeri Germar 1849 snout beetle
Cleonus inflexus Oustalet 1874 snout beetle
Coll Fliche F 53
Hylobius cf. carbo Oustalet 1874 snout beetle
Coll Fliche F 12(30), 27, 85, 94
 Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Quedius flichei n. sp. Theobald 1937 rove beetle
Coll Fliche F 120, 113
 Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae
Hydrophilidae indet. Latreille 1802 water scavenger beetle
Coll Fliche F 106
Laccobius vetustus Oustalet 1874 water scavenger beetle
Coll Fliche F 98
"Philydrus innovatus n. sp." = Enochrus innovatus Theobald 1937 water scavenger beetle
Coll Fliche F 69, 78, 91, 109, 95, 93, 87, 90
 Diptera - Tipulidae
Tipula sp. Linnaeus 1758 crane fly
Coll Fliche F 341
 Diptera - Chironomidae
Chironomus aquisextanus Theobald 1937 non biting midge
many pieces of shale that total 2400 cm2 have roughly 1000 imprints
 Diptera - Sciomyzidae
Tetanocera variciliata n. sp. Theobald 1937 marsh fly
Coll Fliche F 244, 251, 229, 288
 Diptera - Empididae
Hilara heerii Meunier 1915 dagger fly
Coll Fliche F 315
 Diptera - Xylophagidae
Bibio ungeri Heer 1849 fly
Coll Fliche F 156, 158, 164, 201, 209, 155, 287
 Diptera - Mycetophilidae
"Mycomyia hubaulti n. sp." = Mycomya hubaulti
"Mycomyia hubaulti n. sp." = Mycomya hubaulti Theobald 1937 fungus gnat
Coll Fliche F 213
 Diptera - Sciaridae
Sciara sp. Meigen 1803 dark-winged fungus gnat
Coll Fliche F 335
Sciara flichei n. sp. Theobald 1937 dark-winged fungus gnat
Coll Fliche F 331
 Diptera - Bibionidae
Bibionidae indet., Dilophus sp.2, Bibio sp., "Bibio inflexus n. sp." = Bibio major, Plecia sp., "Bibio painvini" = Plecia painvini, "Plecia livida" = Plecia livida, "Plecia brevithoracis n. sp." = Plecia livida, "Plecia cf. brevithoracis" = Plecia livida, "Plecia maculitarsis n. sp." = Plecia livida, "Plecia flichei n. sp." = Plecia livida, "Plecia goreti" = Plecia livida, "Plecia fusciventris n. sp." = Plecia livida, "Plecia cerestensis n. sp." = Plecia livida, "Plecia maculiventris" = Plecia livida, "Plecia splendida" = Plecia foersteri, Plecia bucklandi, "Plecia acutiventris n. sp." = Plecia lygaeoides, "Plecia guinieri n. sp." = Plecia lygaeoides
Bibionidae indet. Fleming 1821 march fly
numerous specimens
Dilophus sp.2 Meigen 1803 march fly
Coll Fliche F 312
Bibio sp. Geoffroy 1762 march fly
Coll Fliche F 317, 340
"Bibio inflexus n. sp." = Bibio major Oustalet 1870 march fly
Coll Fliche F 269, 273(274)
Plecia sp. Wiedemann 1823 love bug
Coll Fliche F 242, 271; a number of specimens that can't be identified
"Bibio painvini" = Plecia painvini Meunier 1915 love bug
Coll Fliche F 112, 114, 116-118
"Plecia livida" = Plecia livida Heer 1849 love bug
"Plecia brevithoracis n. sp." = Plecia livida Heer 1849 love bug
Coll Fliche F 298, 216, 289, 293
"Plecia cf. brevithoracis" = Plecia livida Heer 1849 love bug
Coll Fliche F 181, 168, 177, 330
"Plecia maculitarsis n. sp." = Plecia livida Heer 1849 love bug
Coll Fliche F 203
"Plecia flichei n. sp." = Plecia livida Heer 1849 love bug
Coll Fliche F 310, 301, 327, 343, 178, 199, 254(219)
"Plecia goreti" = Plecia livida Heer 1849 love bug
Coll Fliche F 65
"Plecia fusciventris n. sp." = Plecia livida Heer 1849 love bug
Coll Fliche F 285, 299
"Plecia cerestensis n. sp." = Plecia livida Heer 1849 love bug
Coll Fliche F 284
"Plecia maculiventris" = Plecia livida Heer 1849 love bug
Coll Fliche F 230
"Plecia splendida" = Plecia foersteri Theobald 1937 love bug
Coll Fliche F 194(204), 231(272), 339, 160, 319
Plecia bucklandi Heer 1849 love bug
Coll Fliche F 224, 322
"Plecia acutiventris n. sp." = Plecia lygaeoides Heer 1849 love bug
Coll Fliche F 169
"Plecia guinieri n. sp." = Plecia lygaeoides Heer 1849 love bug
Coll Fliche F 256