Bechala
| Bechala Temporal range: Late Carboniferous–Permian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Infraclass: | Palaeoptera |
| Superorder: | Palaeodictyopteroidea |
| Order: | Megasecoptera |
| Family: | Bechalidae |
| Genus: | Bechala Ilger & Brauckmann, 2012 |
Bechala is a genus of insects in the extinct order Megasecoptera. It existed during the late Carboniferous in what is now Germany. It was described by Jan-Michael Ilger and Carsten Brauckmann in 2012, and the type species is B. sommeri. Its type specimen was a wing (AKH 524) discovered at the Küchenberg quarry, in the Ziegelschiefer Formation. The wing measurements are 39x6 millimetres.[1]
References
- ↑ Jan-Michael Ilger and Carsten Brauckmann (2012). "First report of Namurian insects (Palaeodictyoptera; Megasecoptera; "basal Neoptera") from the Küchenberg near Fröndenberg/Ruhr (Germany)". Paläontologische Zeitschrift. in press. doi:10.1007/s12542-011-0122-0.
External links
- Bechala at the Paleobiology Database
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