Archiraphidia tranquilla Scudder 1890

Insecta - Raphidioptera - Raphidiidae

Alternative combination: Raphidia tranquilla

Synonyms: Archiraphidia eventa Scudder 1890, Inocellia eventa Scudder 1890

Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1890. The Tertiary Insects of North America. Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories XIII:1-734

Belongs to Archiraphidia according to V. N. Makarkin and S. B. Archibald 2014

See also Carpenter 1936, Engel 2002, Handlirsch 1910 and Scudder 1890

Sister taxa: Archiraphidia somnolenta, Archiraphidia tumulata

Type specimens:

  • Archiraphidia tranquilla: MCZ 246, an exoskeleton (missing head & wings overlapping). Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
  • Inocellia eventa: 8319, an exoskeleton (partly preserved body and wings). Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.

Distribution: found only at Florissant (MCZ Collection)

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