†Liassocicada ignotatus Brodie 1845 (hairy cicada)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Tettigarctidae
Alternative combination: Asilus ignotus
Synonym: Cicada murchisoni Brodie 1845
Full reference: P. B. Brodie. 1845. A History of the Fossil Insects in the Secondary Rocks of England Accompanied by a Particular Account of the Strata in which they Occur, and of the Circumstances Connected with their Preservation 1-130
Belongs to Liassocicada according to P. E. S. Whalley 1983
See also Brodie 1845
Sister taxa: Liassocicada antecedens, Liassocicada mueckei
Type specimens:
- Liassocicada ignotatus: NHM In 3539, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Forthampton (Brodie collection), which is in a Rhaetian marine horizon in the Lilstock Formation of the United Kingdom.
- Cicada murchisoni: NHM In 3537, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Hasfield, which is in a Rhaetian marine horizon in the United Kingdom.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Triassic of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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