East Africa Copal (Stockholm coll): Holocene, Tanzania
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Arachnida
- Araneae
- Hersiliidae
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Aranea (Chalinura) longipes n. sp.
Dalman 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Hersilia longipes | ||||||||||
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Arachnida
- Pseudoscorpiones
- Withiidae
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Chelifer eucarpus n. sp.
Dalman 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Withius eucarpus | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
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Asiraca albipuncta n. sp.
Dalman 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Fulgoroidea | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Ricaniidae
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Ricania equestris n. sp.
Dalman 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Insecta
- Blattodea
- Blattidae
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Blatta persipicillata n. sp.
Dalman 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Torymidae
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Palmon clavellatus n. sp.
Dalman 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Podagrion clavellatus | ||||||||||
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Palmon capitellatus n. sp.
Dalman 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Podagrion capitellatus | ||||||||||
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Palmon bellator n. gen., n. sp.
Dalman 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Podagrion bellator | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Formicidae
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Aphaenogaster sp.
Mayr 1853
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Syninclusion with C. eucarpus | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Lepidoptera
- Erebidae
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Charidea metis n. sp.
Dalman 1826
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| male and female in same piece of copal | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Ripiphoridae
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Ripidius megalophus n. sp.
Dalman 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Ripidiinae | ||||||||||
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Ripidius pyrrholophus n. sp.
Dalman 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Pauroripidius pyrrholophus | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Brentidae
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Prionopus acanthomerus n. gen., n. sp.
Dalman 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Prionophyes acanthomerus | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Cerambycidae
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Cerambyx dichropterus n. sp.
Dalman 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Endomychidae
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Paussus cruciatus n. sp.
Dalman 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Trochoideus cruciatus | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Cleridae
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Tillus nigripes n. sp.
Dalman 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Staphylinidae
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Articerus armatus n. gen., n. sp.
Dalman 1826
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Tanzania |
| Coordinates: | 6.9° South, 39.3° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 6.9° South, 39.3° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | amber |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | amber |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Repository: Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 152160 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | paleoentomology |
| Created: | 2013-11-09 20:57:40 | Last modified: | 2017-05-23 16:34:15 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-11-09 20:57:40 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 48862. | J. W. Dalman. 1826. Om insekter inneslutne i Copal; jemte beskrifning på några deribland förekommande nya slägten och arter. Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 1825:375-410 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
| 48860 | M. L. I. Judson. 2010. Redescription of Chelifer eucarpus Dalman (Arachnida, Chelonethi, Withiidae) and fi rst records of pseudoscorpions in copal from Madagascar and Colombia. Palaeodiversity 3:33-42 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |