Cimbrophlebia westae

†Cimbrophlebia westae holotype

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Mecoptera

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Mecoptera

Cladus: Raptipedia
Familia: †Cimbrophlebiidae
Genus: †Cimbrophlebia
Species: †Cimbrophlebia westae

Name

• †Cimbrophlebia westae Archibald, 2009

Type material

• Holotype:SRUI 09-96-00 (isolated wing)
  • Repository: Unbiased Insect Collection, Stonerose Interpretive Center & Eocene Fossil Site, Republic, Ferry County, Washington, Unites States
    • Collector: Joanne West, April 19, 2009

Type locality

• Early Eocene, Ypresian; Eocene Okanogan Highlands; Boot Hill (UWBM B4131), Republic, Ferry County, Washington, United States

Etymology

• "The specific epithet is a patronym formed from the surname of Joanne West, the collector of the holotype specimen, recognizing her generosity in this donation to SR and valued participation in a collecting project on behalf of the author’s research."

Distribution

Eocene

• Ypresian
• Eocene Okanagan Highlands
  • Klondike Mountain Formation, Tom Thumb Tuff Member; Boot Hill (UWBM B4131), Republic, Ferry County, Washington, United States

References

Primary references

• 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

• 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.