Idoptilus
| Idoptilus Temporal range:
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| Illustration of the habitus of specimen GLAHM A.2680a, a larval exuvia of an early instar of Idoptilus sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | †Palaeodictyoptera |
| Family: | †incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Idoptilus Wootton, 1972[2] |
| Type species | |
| †Idoptilus onisciformis Wootton, 1972[2]
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| Species[3] | |
Idoptilus is an extinct genus of palaeodictyopterans known from the Westphalian B subage of the United Kingdom.[1] All specimens attributed to the genus are interpreted as juvenile stages, referred to as either larvae[4][5] or nymphs.[3][6] It contains two described species, Idoptilus onisciformis, known from the Round Green open cast mine, Stainborough (Barnsley, Yorkshire, England),[7][2] and Idoptilus peachii, known from Greenhill Quarry, Kilmaurs (Ayrshire, Scotland).[3] A specimen attributed to Idoptilus sp. is also known from the same site as I. onisciformis.[6]
References
- ^ a b Idoptilus in the Paleobiology Database
- ^ a b c d Wootton, Robin J. (1972). "Nymphs of Palaeodictyoptera (Insecta) from the Westphalian of England". Palaeontology. 15 (4): 662–675.
- ^ a b c d Ross, A. J. (November 2010). "A review of the Carboniferous fossil insects from Scotland". Scottish Journal of Geology. 46 (2): 157–168. Bibcode:2010ScJG...46..157R. doi:10.1144/0036-9276/01-413. ISSN 0036-9276.
- ^ Prokop, Jakub; Krzemińska, Ewa; Krzemiński, Wiesław; Rosová, Kateřina; Pecharová, Martina; Nel, André; Engel, Michael S. (2019-09-27). "Ecomorphological diversification of the Late Palaeozoic Palaeodictyopterida reveals different larval strategies and amphibious lifestyle in adults". Royal Society Open Science. 6 (9) 190460: 1–10. Bibcode:2019RSOS....690460P. doi:10.1098/rsos.190460. ISSN 2054-5703. PMC 6774989. PMID 31598291.
- ^ Prokop, Jakub; Rosová, Kateřina; Krzemińska, Ewa; Krzemiński, Wiesław; Nel, André; Engel, Michael S. (2022-08-08). "Abdominal serial homologues of wings in Paleozoic insects". Current Biology. 32 (15): 3414–3422.e1. Bibcode:2022CBio...32E3414P. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.06.024. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 35772407.
- ^ a b Prokop, Jakub; Pecharová, Martina; Jarzembowski, Edmund A.; Ross, Andrew J. (June 2016). "New palaeodictyopterans from the Late Carboniferous of the UK (Insecta: Palaeodictyopterida)". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 107 (2–3): 99–107. Bibcode:2016EESTR.107...99P. doi:10.1017/S1755691017000408. ISSN 1755-6910.
- ^ Rolfe, W. D. Ian (1967). "Rochdalia, a Carboniferous insect nymph". Palaeontology. 10 (2): 307–313.