Commentry (MNHN Brongniart coll): Gzhelian, France
collected by Henri Fayol 1880-1890

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
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Taxonomic list
Insecta - Eoblattida - Stenoneuridae
Stenoneura fayoli n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 2 specimens
MNHN.F.R51228, 51207 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Eoblattida - Protophasmatidae
Protophasma dumasi n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1878
Brongniart 1878 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51150 (2 measurements)
Insecta
Neurostena fayoliana n. gen., n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51229; Stenoneura fayoli (pl 36, fig 4) in Brongniart 1894
Insecta - Geraridae
Sthenaropoda fischeri n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 3 specimens
recombined as Gerarus fischeri
MNHN.F.R51128, 51269, 51227; 2 other specimens re-identified by Lameere, 1917) (2 measurements)
Archaeacridites bruesi Meunier 1909
Lameere 1917 1 specimen
synonym of Gerarus fischeri
MNHN.F.R51354; Sthenaropoda fischeri in Brongniart, 1894 (pl 36, fig 4)
Sthenaropoda lerichei Lameere 1917
Lameere 1917 1 specimen
synonym of Gerarus fischeri
MNHN.F.R51146; Sthenaropoda fischeri in Brongniart, 1894 (Pl 35, fig 6) (1 measurement)
Insecta - Caloneurodea - Caloneuridae
Caloneura dawsonii n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 4 specimens
MNHN.F.R51173, 11450, 11451, 11453 (1 measurement)
Caloneura picta n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
synonym of Caloneura dawsonii
MNHN.F.R51174 (one of Caloneura dawsoni in Brongniart,1894, pl 36, fig 7)
Caloneura longicornis n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
synonym of Caloneura dawsonii
MNHN.F.R51168 (one of Caloneura dawsoni in Brongniart, 1894, pl 36, fig 9)
Caloneura major n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 2 specimens
synonym of Caloneura dawsonii
part of Caloneura dawsoni in Brongniart, 1894, pl 36, figs 8,11
Caloneura robusta n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
synonym of Caloneura dawsonii
MNHN.F.R51356 (one of Caloneura dawsoni in Brongniart,1894, pl 36, fig 10)
Insecta - Caloneurodea - Hapalopteridae
Sthenarocera bureaui n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
Sthenarocera pachytyloides n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 2 specimens
MNHN-DHT-R51104, MNHN-LP-R51107 (1 measurement)
Protokollaria ingens n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51324 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Cnemidolestodea - Ctenoptilidae
Ischnoneura elongata n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 3 specimens
recombined as Ctenoptilus elongatus
MNHN.F.R51216, 51071 (I. oustaleti in Brongniart, 1893, pl 36, figs 1,2), 11197 in Bethoux & Nel, 2005 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Cnemidolestodea - Cnemidolestidae
Protophasma woodwardii n. sp. Brongniart 1883
Brongniart 1883 2 specimens
recombined as Cnemidolestes woodwardi
MNHN.F.R51272, R51334
Protophasma gaudryi n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 1 specimen
recombined as Protodiamphipnoa gaudryi
Protodiamphipnoa tertrini n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 3 specimens
synonym of Protodiamphipnoa gaudryi
MNHN.F.R51205, 51416, 51045 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Ischnoneuridae
Ischnoneura delicatula n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51248 (1 measurement)
Leptoneura oustaleti n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 1 specimen
recombined as Ischnoneura oustaleti
MNHN.F.R51077 (1 measurement)
Ischnoneura brongniarti n. sp. Lameere 1917
Lameere 1917 1 specimen
Stenoneura robusta in Brongniart, 1894 (pl 32, fig 8)
Insecta - Eoblattidae
Stenoneura robusta n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Eoblatta robusta
MNHN.F.R51344 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Blattodea
Blattoidea indet. Handlirsch 1906
Handlirsch 1906 3 specimens
synonym of Blattaria
Insecta - Blattodea - Archimylacridae
Syncoptoblatta thoracica n. gen., n. sp. Handlirsch 1906
Handlirsch 1906 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51186 (1 measurement)
Miaroblatta elata n. gen., n. sp. Handlirsch 1906
Handlirsch 1906 1 specimen
(1 measurement)
Asemoblatta brongniartiana n. sp. Handlirsch 1906
Handlirsch 1906 1 specimen
Insecta - Blattodea - Mylacridae
Amorphoblatta brongniarti n. gen., n. sp. Handlirsch 1906
Handlirsch 1906 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51148; Anthracoblattina gigantea in Brongniart, 1893 Pl 47 fig 2
Dictyomylacris insignis n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51439 (1 measurement)
Mesitoblatta brongniarti n. gen., n. sp. Handlirsch 1906
Handlirsch 1906 1 specimen
synonym of Dictyomylacris insignis
MNHN.F.R51547 (1 measurement)
Dictyomylacris poiraulti n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
synonym of Dictyomylacris insignis
MNHN.F.R51549 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Phyloblattidae
Anthracoblattina ensifer n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 3 specimens
MNHN.F.R51420, 51422, 51456 (1 measurement)
Anthracoblattina gigantea n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 2 specimens
MNHN.F.R51446, 51423 (1 measurement)
Phyloblatta reniformis n. sp. Handlirsch 1906
Handlirsch 1906 1 specimen
Etoblattina sp. in Brongniart in 1893 (1 measurement)
Gerablattina sp. Scudder 1879
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
    = Phyloblatta anonyma n. sp. Handlirsch 1920
Handlirsch 1920
Phyloblatta brongniarti n. sp. Handlirsch 1906
Handlirsch 1906 1 specimen
synonym of Phyloblatta gaudryi
Etoblattina sp. in Brongniart in 1893 (1 measurement)
Phyloblatta agnusi n. sp. Handlirsch 1906
Handlirsch 1906 1 specimen
synonym of Phyloblatta gaudryi
Etoblattina sp. in Brongniart in 1893 (1 measurement)
Hesperoblatta abbreviata n. gen., n. sp. Handlirsch 1906
Handlirsch 1906 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51144 (Etoblattina sp. in pl 31, fig 4 of Brongniart, 1894) (1 measurement)
    = Etoblattina brongniarti n. sp. Meunier 1921
Meunier 1921
synonym of Phyloblatta gaudryi
Phyloblatta stephanensis n. sp. Handlirsch 1906
Handlirsch 1906 1 specimen
synonym of Phyloblatta gaudryi
Etoblattina sp. in Brongniart in 1893 (1 measurement)
Phyloblatta gallica n. sp. Handlirsch 1906
Handlirsch 1906 1 specimen
synonym of Phyloblatta gaudryi
Etoblattina sp. in Brongniart in 1893 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Paoliida - Blattinopsidae
Rhipidioptera elegans n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51226 (1 measurement)
Blattinopsis major n. sp. Handlirsch 1937
Handlirsch 1937 1 specimen
Fulgorina (=Blattinopsis) ovalis specimen in Brongniart's fig. 3
Fulgorina ovalis n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 2 specimens
recombined as Blattinopsis ovalis
MNHN.F.R53330, 51517
Fulgorina goldenbergi n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 4 specimens
recombined as Blattinopsis goldenbergi
MNHN.F.R51516, 51567, 51513, 51514 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Oedischiidae
Oedischia williamsoni n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51027 (1 measurement)
Sthenaropoda filholi n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 1 specimen
recombined as Oedischia filholi
MNHN.F.R51317
Insecta - Protorthoptera
Gerarianus commentryanus n. gen., n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
Specimen of Gerarus commentryi in fig. 11 of Brongniart, 1894
Gerarus commentryi Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Gerarites commentryi
Insecta - Protorthoptera - Homalophlebiidae
Homalophlebia finoti n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51261
Homalophlebia courtini n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Parahomalophlebia courtini
MNHN.F.R51149 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Protorthoptera
Oedischia maximae n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Commentrya maximae
MNHN.F.R51126
Insecta - Grylloblattodea
Grylloblattida indet. Walker 1914
Béthoux et al. 2005
replaced by Grylloblattodea
(1 measurement)
Insecta - Grylloblattodea - Epideigmatidae
Stenoneura maximi n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Stenoneurites maximi
MNHN-DHT-R51291 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Grylloblattodea - Protoperlidae
Protoperla westwoodi n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
(1 measurement)
Insecta - Grylloblattodea
Palaeocixius antiquus n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN-DHT-R51111 (1 measurement)
    = Fabrecia minuta n. sp. Meunier 1911
Meunier 1911
synonym of Palaeocixius antiquus
Same specimen, named as new without reference to Brongniart
Palaeocixius fayoli n. sp. Handlirsch 1906
Handlirsch 1906 1 specimen
MNHN-DHT-R51127 (1 measurement)
    = Fabrecia pygmaea n. sp. Meunier 1911
Meunier 1911
synonym of Palaeocixius antiquus
Same specimen, named as new for Brongniart specimen
Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Spilapteridae
Becquerelia grehanti n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Tectoptilus grehanti
MNHN.F.R51260 (2 measurements)
Palaeoptilus brullei n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51136 (1 measurement)
Graphiptilus ramondi n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Spiloptilus ramondi
MNHN.F.R51353 (1 measurement)
Homaloneura bonnieri n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 2 specimens
MNHN.F.R51134, 51302 (4 measurements)
Homaloneura lehmani n. sp. Kukalová 1969
Kukalová 1969 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R52933; Homaloneura ornata Brongniart (pl 17, fig 15) (2 measurements)
Homaloneura joannae n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51277 (2 measurements)
Homaloneura bucklandi n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
specimen not in MNHN (1 measurement)
Homaloneura ornata n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51066 (not specimen in pl 17, fig 15) (2 measurements)
Homaloneura elegans n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 2 specimens
MNHN.F.R51225, MNHN.F.A38760 (other specimen mentioned?) (2 measurements)
Homaloneura punctata n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 2 specimens
MNHN.F.R51080 (and another specimen mentioned by Brongniart but not in MNHN) (2 measurements)
Spilaptera packardi n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51082 (1 measurement)
Spilaptera libelluloides n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51285 (2 measurements)
Spilaptera venusta n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
(1 measurement)
Spilaptera meunieri n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Epitethe meunieri
MNHN.F.R51308 (1 measurement)
Lamproptilia grandeuryi n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51265 (2 measurements)
Becquerelia superba n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51408 (1 measurement)
Becquerelia elegans n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51209
Becquerelia tincta n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51293 (1 measurement)
Lamproptilia stirrupi n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
nomen dubium belonging to Spilapteridae
MNHN.F.R51349 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Mecynostomatidae
Mecynostoma dohrni n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Mecynostomata dohrni
MNHN.F.R51152 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Fouqueidae
Fouquea lacroixi n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
(1 measurement)
Fouquea sauvagei n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51399
Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Megaptilidae
Megaptilus blanchardi n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51138; Titanophasma fayoli specimen in Brongniart, 1883 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Dictyoneuridae
Stenodictya fritschii n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
corrected as Stenodictya fritschi
MNHN.F.R51240 (1 measurement)
Scudderia lobata n. sp. Brongniart 1890
Brongniart 1890 1 specimen
recombined as Stenodictya lobata
MNHN.F.R51415 (2 measurements)
Stenodictya arnaudi n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51330 (1 measurement)
Stenodictya oustaleti n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51064 (1 measurement)
Stenodictya perrieri n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 2 specimens
MNHN.F.R51088, 51086 (1 measurement)
Scudderia spinosa n. sp. Brongniart 1890
Brongniart 1890 1 specimen
recombined as Stenodictya spinosa
MNHN.F.R51315 (1 measurement)
Stenodictya minima n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 2 specimens
MNHN.F.R51313 (1 measurement)
Heeria hamyi n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Microdictya hamyi
(1 measurement)
Heeria vaillanti n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 2 specimens
recombined as Microdictya vaillanti
(1 measurement)
Stenodictya gaudryi n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
synonym of Microdictya vaillanti
(1 measurement)
Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera
Megaptilus scudderi n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Paramegaptilus scudderi
MNHN.F.R51348
Compsoneura formosa n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51243 (1 measurement)
Zeilleria fusca n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 1 specimen
recombined as Compsoneura fusca
MNHN.F.R51206 (1 measurement)
Titanophasma fayoli n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1882
Brongniart 1882 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51245
Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Protagriidae
Protagrion audouini n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51281 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Lycocercidae
Dictyoneura goldenbergi n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 2 specimens
recombined as Lycocercus goldenbergi
MNHN.F.R52934, 53332 (1 measurement)
Lycocercus brongniarti n. sp. Handlirsch 1906
Handlirsch 1906 1 specimen
synonym of Lycocercus goldenbergi
(1 measurement)
Spilaptera guernei n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Apopappus guernei
(1 measurement)
Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Graphiptilidae
Rhabdoptilus edwardsi n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51223 (1 measurement)
Graphiptilus heeri n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51267 (1 measurement)
Graphiptilus williamsoni n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
synonym of Graphiptilus heeri
MNHN.F.R51372 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Lithomanteidae
Lithomantis woodwardi n. sp. Brongniart 1890
Brongniart 1890 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51048 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Eugereonidae
Dictyoptilus renaulti n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 2 specimens
lectotype missing; paralectotype is MNHN.F.R51390 (1 measurement)
Peromaptera filholi n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R53331 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera
Brongniartula rastrata n. gen., n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
"Fragment indeterminable" in Brongniart, 1893 (pl 40, fig 13)
Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Breyeriidae
Megaptilus brodiei n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Megaptiloides brodiei
MNHN.F.R51133 (1 measurement)
Borrea lachlani n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Breyeria lachlani
MNHN.F.R51289 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera
Paramecynostoma dohrnianum n. gen., n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
Mecynostoma dohrni, pl 37, fig 9 in Brongniart, 1894
Pseudomecynostoma dubium n. gen., n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
Mecynostoma dohrni, pl 37, fig 10 in Brongniart, 1894
Mecynostomites brongniarti n. gen., n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
Mecynostoma dohrni, pl 37, figs 11/12 in Brongniart, 1894
Insecta - Megasecoptera - Aspidothoracidae
Aspidothorax triangularis n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51163 (1 measurement)
Aspidothorax maculatus n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
synonym of Aspidothorax triangularis
MNHN.F.R51271 (2 measurements)
Aspidothorax nanus n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
synonym of Aspidothorax triangularis
MNHN.F.R52935; A. triangularis in Brongniart, 1894 (pl 17, fig 4) (3 measurements)
Insecta - Megasecoptera - Ischnoptilidae
Ischnoptilus elegans n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51288 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Megasecoptera - Corydaloididae
Corydaloides scudderi n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 3 specimens
MNHN.F.R51157, 51160, 51251 (2 measurements)
Corydaloides brongniarti n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
synonym of Corydaloides scudderi
MNHN.F.R51257; C. scudderi in Brongniart, 1894 (pl 16, fig 7)
Corydaloides longipennis n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
synonym of Corydaloides scudderi
MNHN.F.R51252; C. scudderi in Brongniart, 1894 (pl 16, fig 10)
Corydaliodes gracilior n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
synonym of Corydaloides scudderi
MNHN.F.R51231; C. scudderi in Brongniart, 1894 (pl 16, fig 9)
Corydaloides simplex n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
synonym of Corydaloides scudderi
MNHN.F.R51154
Insecta - Megasecoptera - Sphecopteridae
Cyclocelis acuta n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
nomen dubium belonging to Sphecopteridae
MNHN.F.R51121 (1 measurement)
Cyclocelis obscura n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 2 specimens
MNHN.F.R51062, 51073 (1 measurement)
Cyclocelis chatini n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51310 (1 measurement)
Sphecoptera fenestrata n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
synonym of Cyclocelis chatini
MNHN.F.R51311; part of Cyclocelis chatini in Brongniart, 1894 (pl 16, fig 3)
Sphecoptera brongniartiana n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
synonym of Cyclocelis chatini
MNHN.F.R51307; part of Cyclocelis chatini in Brongniart, 1894 (pl 16, fig 2)
Sphecoptera gracilis n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 2 specimens
MNHN.F.R51145, 51246 (2 measurements)
Sphecoptera pulchra n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51079
Cyclocelis minor n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Sphecoptera minor
MNHN.F.R51314 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Megasecoptera - Mischopteridae
Woodwardia nigra n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 1 specimen
recombined as Mischoptera nigra
MNHN.F.R51049 (2 measurements)
Mischoptera woodwardi n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 4 specimens
synonym of Mischoptera nigra
MNHN.F.R51333, 51060, 51328 in collection (3 made types of new species by Handlirsch) (1 measurement)
Mischoptera concolor n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
synonym of Mischoptera nigra
MNHN.F.R51412; M. woodwardi in Brongniart, 1894 (pl 13, fig 2; pl 14, fig 5)
Mischoptera infumata n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
synonym of Mischoptera nigra
MNHN.F.R51327; M. woodwardi in Brongniart, 1894 (pl 13, fig 5; 14, fig 7)
Mischoptera ocellata n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
synonym of Mischoptera nigra
MNHN.F.R51329; M. woodwardi in Brongniart, 1894 (pl 13, fig 4; pl 14, fig 6)
Psilothorax longicauda n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 2 specimens
MNHN.F.R51279, 51053 (2 measurements)
Psilothorax pictus n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
synonym of Psilothorax longicauda
MNHN.F.R51275; P. longicauda in Brongniart, 1894 (pl 13, fig 12; pl 14, fig 4)
Insecta - Diaphanopterodea - Diaphanopteridae
Diaphanoptera vetusta n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51331 (1 measurement)
Diaphanoptera munieri n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51214 (1 measurement)
Anthracothremma scudderi n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
nomen dubium belonging to Diaphanoptera
MNHN.F.R52937 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Meganisoptera - Meganeuridae
Dictyoneura monyi n. sp. Brongniart 1884
Brongniart 1884 1 specimen
recombined as Meganeura monyi
MNHN.F.R51142; Handlirsch assigned all specimens except lectotype to new species (1 measurement)
Meganeura fafnir n. sp. Handlirsch 1906
Handlirsch 1906 1 specimen
synonym of Meganeura monyi
MNHN.F.R51140; (Specimen of M. monyi in Brongniart, 1894, pl 25, fig 5)
Meganeura brongniartiana n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
synonym of Meganeura monyi
MNHN.F.R53003; Specimen of M. monyi in Brongniart, 1894 (fig 2) and part of M. brongniarti in Handlirsch, 1906
Meganeura draco n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
synonym of Meganeura monyi
MNHN.F.R53002; Specimen of M. monyi in Brongniart, 1894 (fig 5) and part of M. fafnir in Handlirsch, 1906
Meganeura aeroplana n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
synonym of Meganeura monyi
MNHN.F.R53004; Specimen of M. monyi in Brongniart, 1894 (fig 4) and part of M. monyi in Handlirsch, 1906
Meganeura brongniarti n. sp. Handlirsch 1906
Handlirsch 1906 1 specimen
synonym of Meganeura monyi
MNHN.F.R51125; (Specimen of M. monyi in Brongniart, 1893, pl. 25, fig. 3) (1 measurement)
Meganeura selysii n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Meganeurula selysii
MNHN.F.R52939 (3 measurements)
Insecta - Campylopterodea - Campylopteridae
Campyloptera eatoni n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51236 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Ephemeroptera - Triplosobidae
Blanchardia pulchella n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Triplosoba pulchella
MNHN.F.R51092 (3 measurements)
Insecta
Titanoptera maculata n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51318
Archaeoptilus lacazei n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
recombined as Archaeoptilites lucasi
MNHN.F.R51284
Dictyocicada antiqua n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R51410
Dictyocicada simplex n. sp. Brongniart 1894
Brongniart 1894 1 specimen
? Aspidothorax dubius n. sp. Handlirsch 1919
Handlirsch 1919 1 specimen
nomen dubium belonging to Insecta
A. maculatus in Brongniart, 1894 (pl 17, fig 8)
Insecta - Archaeognatha - Dasyleptidae
Dasyleptus noli n. sp. Rasnitsyn 1999
Rasnitsyn 1999 1 specimen
MNHN.F.R55212 (paratype of D. lucasi Brongniart 1885)
Dasyleptus lucasi n. gen., n. sp. Brongniart 1885
Brongniart 1885 38 specimens
MNHN.F.R55214, R55215-17, A38842, A38844-61, A38965-79
Myriapoda - Arthropleurida - Arthropleuridae
Arthropleura fayoli n. sp. Boule 1893
Boule 1893
see common names

Geography
Country:France
Coordinates: 46.3° North, 2.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:2.1° South, 15.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Pennsylvanian
Stage:Gzhelian 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 5
Key time interval:Gzhelian
Age range of interval:303.70000 - 298.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Commentry Shales
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Stephanian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "shale"
Environment:lacustrine deltaic indet. Tectonic setting:pull-apart basin
Geology comments: Fossiliferous layers are of fresh water origin and are allochthonous, apparently deposited by streams in delta-like, detritic sediments along the shore of a lake. Dextral strike-slip transtension in an intermontane setting following the Variscan orogeny.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:MNHN
Collectors:Henri Fayol Collection dates:1880-1890
Collection method comments: Collected by Fayol (mining engineer and later director at Compagnie de Commentry-Fourchambeau-Decazeville) collected during his early study on the stratigraphy and sediments of the Commentry coal basin. All insects are at the Institute de Paleontologie in the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
Taxonomic list comments:Insects described by Brongniart
Metadata
Database number:103635
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham, J. Karr
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:paleoentomology
Created:2011-01-30 12:17:57 Last modified:2014-04-28 18:25:44
Access level:the public Released:2013-01-30 12:17:57
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
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