The First Representative of the Roachoid Family Spiloblattinidae (Insecta, Dictyoptera) from the Late Pennsylvanian of the Iberian Peninsula

<i>Sysciophlebia</i> ‘sp. form Villablino’, the first Iberian representative of the Palaeozoic–Early Mesozoic family Spiloblattinidae, is described and illustrated. Its forewing colour pattern is strongly similar to those of the Gzhelian–early-middle Asselian species <i>Sysciophleb...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Insects
Main Authors: André Nel, Artai A. Santos, Antonio Hernández-Orúe, Torsten Wappler, José B. Diez, Enrique Peñalver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Subjects:
Polyneoptera
Holopandictyoptera
<i>Sysciophlebia</i>
taxonomy
roachoid families and genera
stratigraphic markers
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/9/828
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Summary:<i>Sysciophlebia</i> ‘sp. form Villablino’, the first Iberian representative of the Palaeozoic–Early Mesozoic family Spiloblattinidae, is described and illustrated. Its forewing colour pattern is strongly similar to those of the Gzhelian–early-middle Asselian species <i>Sysciophlebia euglyptica</i>, <i>Sysciophlebia ilfeldensis</i>, <i>Sysciophlebia rubida</i>, and ‘<i>Sysciophlebia</i> sp. form KBQ’, supporting the currently proposed Gzhelian age for its type locality. It supports the use of the representatives of the Spiloblattinidae for stratigraphic purposes. The diagnoses and limits of the families Subioblattidae, Phyloblattidae, Compsoblattidae, Spiloblattinidae, and of the spiloblattinid genera are discussed.
ISSN:2075-4450

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