Cimbrophlebia leahyi
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Mecoptera |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Cladus: Raptipedia
Familia: †Cimbrophlebiidae
Genus: †Cimbrophlebia
Species: †Cimbrophlebia leahyi
Name
[edit]- †Cimbrophlebia leahyi Archibald, 2009
Type material
[edit]- Holotype: TRUIPR L-018 F-1160 (part) & L-018 F-1161 (counterpart) (rather complete adult, sex indeterminate)
- Repository: Thompson Rivers University Institute for Paleontological Research collection, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
- Collector: John Leahy, 2008
- Repository: Thompson Rivers University Institute for Paleontological Research collection, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Type locality
[edit]- Early Eocene, Ypresian; Eocene Okanagan; McAbee fossil beds, Tranquille Formation; Kamloops Group, British Columbia, Canada
Etymology
[edit]- "The specific epithet is a patronym formed from the surname of the collector, John Leahy, recognizing his generosity by the loan of the holotype (and numerous other specimens) to the author and subsequent donation to the TRU collection."
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Archibald, S. B. 2009. New Cimbrophlebiidae (Insecta: Mecoptera) from the Early Eocene at McAbee, British Columbia, Canada and Republic, Washington, USA. Zootaxa 2249: 51–62. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2249.1.5. ISSN 1175-5326. http://www.mapress.com./zootaxa/2009/f/zt02249p062.pdf. Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Yang, X., Shih, C. & Ren, D. 2013. New fossil hangingflies (Insecta: Mecoptera: Raptipedia: Cimbrophlebiidae) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China. Palaeontology 56(4): 711–726. doi:10.1111/pala.12009. ISSN 0031-0239. Reference page.