†Cacurgus spilopterus Handlirsch 1911 (winged insect)
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Insecta - Dicondylia - Cacurgidae
Full reference: A. Handlirsch. 1911. New Paleozoic insects from the vicinity of Mazon Creek, Illinois. American Journal of Science, Series 4 31:297-326
Belongs to Cacurgus according to A. Handlirsch 1922
See also Handlirsch 1911
Sister taxon: Cacurgus avionensis
Type specimen: YPM 41, an exoskeleton (2 wings crossed over abdomen). Its type locality is Mazon Creek (YPM collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Mazon Creek (YPM collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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