Is Strudiella a Devonian insect?/Garrouste et al. reply

[...]we believe that, like several other Devonian arthropod remains3-7, Strudiella is not an insect, and utmost diligence should be taken in interpreting poorly preserved Devonian arthropods. [...]we consider it to be crucial to prevent this fossil from entering entomology textbooks as an early inse...

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 494; no. 7437; p. E3
Main Authors Hörnschemeyer, Thomas, Haug, Joachim T, Bethoux, Olivier, Beutel, Rolf G, Charbonnier, Sylvain, Hegna, Thomas A, Koch, Markus, Rust, Jes, Wedmann, Sonja, Bradler, Sven, Willmann, Rainer, Garrouste, Romain, Clément, Gaël, Nel, Patricia, Engel, Michael S, Grandcolas, Philippe, D'Haese, Cyrille A, Lagebro, Linda, Denayer, Julien, Gueriau, Pierre, Lafaite, Patrick, Olive, Sébastien, Prestianni, Cyrille, Nel, André
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group 21.02.2013
Subjects
Abdomen
Colleges & universities
Crustaceans
Devonian
Field study
Fossils
Insects
Museums
Belgium
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Summary:[...]we believe that, like several other Devonian arthropod remains3-7, Strudiella is not an insect, and utmost diligence should be taken in interpreting poorly preserved Devonian arthropods. [...]we consider it to be crucial to prevent this fossil from entering entomology textbooks as an early insect. [...]their new images reaffirm the presence of the right mandible. Because of its decayed condition and absence of wings, Strudiella reaffirms notions of Late Devonian insect diversity but does not contribute to solving the 'wing enigma'.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687