Aleyrodidae

Drohojowska, Jowita & Szwedo, Jacek, 2013, The first Aleyrodidae from the Lowermost Eocene Oise amber (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha), Zootaxa 3636 (2), pp. 319-347 : 340

Aleyrodidae indet.

Material. MNHN PA 15401—fore wing and hind wing preserved ( Fig. 78 ), body deteriorated; MNHN PA 1297—fore wing and hind wing ( Fig. 79 ), body deteriorated; MNHN PA 2287—‘ghost inclusion’, venation of wings invisible, body weakly visible ( Fig. 80 ), preserved in Canada balsam; MNHN PA 2474 2/3 —male, venation inrecognisable, body poorly preserved ( Fig. 81 ), preserved in Canada balsam; MNHN PA 42—female, quite well preserved, but with presentation in amber excluding closer identification ( Fig. 82 ); MNHN PA 154—weakly visible in amber ( Fig. 83 ); MNHN PA 420—female, imprint on the surface of amber, body features not preserved ( Fig. 84 ); MNHN PA 1607—female, details weakly visible ( Fig. 85 ); MNHN PA 5072—specimen weakly visible; MNHN PA 1796—male, weakly visible ( Fig. 86 ); MNHN PA 5109—specimen poorly preserved.

Age and occurrence. Lowermost Eocene, c. 55−53 Ma, Ypresian (Sparnacian), level MP7 of the mammal fauna of Dormaal (Feugueur 1963; De Ploëg et al. 1998; Nel et al. 1999, Cavagnetto 2000, De Franceschi & De Ploëg 2003, Nel et al. 2004, Nel & Brasero 2010). Department Oise, France, 43°N, 2.7°E; palaeocoordinates 44.8°N, 0.1°E; palaeocoordinates based on nearby landmark (Paleobiology Database 2013).

Figures

FIGURES 78 – 86. Aleyrodidae indet. 78 — MNHN PA 15401 — fore wing and hind wing; 79 — MNHN PA 1297 — fore wing and hind wing; 80 — MNHN PA 2287 — ‘ ghost inclusion’, dorsal view; 81 — MNHN PA 2474 2 / 3 – body, dorsal view; 82 — MNHN PA 42 – body, fore wing; 83 — MNHN PA 154 — specimen in lateral view; 84 — MNHN PA 420 — specimen in dorsal view; 85 — MNHN PA 1607 — female, wings; 86 — MNHN PA 1796 — male, ventral view.