Forfexala kiarae Béthoux and Herd 2009 (winged insect)

Insecta - Dicondylia

Full reference: O. Béthoux and K. J. Herd. 2009. Discovery of an enigmatic and gigantic Pennsylvanian Archaeorthoptera. Journal of Orthoptera Research 18(1):23-28

Belongs to Forfexala according to O. Béthoux and K. J. Herd 2009

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IGP In 190, a wing (Basal fragment). Its type locality is Piesberg quarry, "Flöz Zweibänke" (Sowiak coll), which is in a Westphalian D lacustrine deltaic claystone in the Flöz Zweibänke Formation of Germany.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Germany (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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