An Eocene Bittacus (Mecoptera)
In 1928 I described, as Palaeobittacus eocenicus, a species of the family Bittacidae from Eocene strata in Colorado. This has been the only representative of the Mecoptera in Eocene deposits and the earliest unquestionable record of a living family of the order. A second Eocene bittacid has now turn...
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doaj-1f70bc29112d47d69646c4b360d997b12020-11-24T23:36:42ZengHindawi LimitedPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74381955-01-01621394110.1155/1955/89536An Eocene Bittacus (Mecoptera)F. M. Carpenter0Harvard University, USAIn 1928 I described, as Palaeobittacus eocenicus, a species of the family Bittacidae from Eocene strata in Colorado. This has been the only representative of the Mecoptera in Eocene deposits and the earliest unquestionable record of a living family of the order. A second Eocene bittacid has now turned up, this time among an extensive collection of insects which Dr. Carl Parsons and I made nearly twenty years ago in Utah. I appears to be a true Bittacus with characteristic wing venation and body featureshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1955/89536 |
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An Eocene Bittacus (Mecoptera) |
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An Eocene Bittacus (Mecoptera) |
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An Eocene Bittacus (Mecoptera) |
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An Eocene Bittacus (Mecoptera) |
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An Eocene Bittacus (Mecoptera) |
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eocene bittacus (mecoptera) |
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Hindawi Limited |
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Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
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0033-2615 1687-7438 |
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1955-01-01 |
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In 1928 I described, as Palaeobittacus eocenicus, a
species of the family Bittacidae from Eocene strata in
Colorado. This has been the only representative of the
Mecoptera in Eocene deposits and the earliest unquestionable
record of a living family of the order. A second
Eocene bittacid has now turned up, this time among an
extensive collection of insects which Dr. Carl Parsons
and I made nearly twenty years ago in Utah. I appears
to be a true Bittacus with characteristic wing venation
and body features |
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