Insecta - Hemiptera - Aphididae
Alternative combination: Tephraphis simplex
Synonyms: Aphidopsis emaciata Scudder 1890, Tephraphis walshii Scudder 1890
Full reference: G. B. Buckton. 1883. Monograph of the British Aphides, Vol IV 1-228
Belongs to Siphonophoroides according to C. Favret 2012
See also Buckton 1883, Heie 1967, Heie and Wegierek 2011, Scudder 1890 and Scudder 1894
Sister taxa: Siphonophoroides antiqua, Siphonophoroides breineri, Siphonophoroides burholti, Siphonophoroides gillettei, Siphonophoroides lassa, Siphonophoroides madseni, Siphonophoroides magnalata, Siphonophoroides orapaensis, Siphonophoroides pennatus
Type specimens:
- Siphonophoroides simplex: 519, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
- Aphidopsis emaciata: 6405, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant, uppermost layers (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
- Tephraphis walshii: 8085, a wing (four overlapping wings poorly preserved). Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Colorado collections)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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