Oiceoptoma noveboracense use the succession of insect fauna to provide confirmation of postmortem intervals. "Oiceoptoma noveboracense's" Latin specific name means "pertaining to New York" (Latin "Novum Eboracum" + "-ensis"), referring to the original source of the type specimen. Although less common, some literature will refer to the species as "Oiceoptoma noveboracensis". The genus "Oiceoptoma" was described by the English naturalist, William Elford Leach, in 1815. "Oiceoptoma noveboracense" larvae range from light brown to dark reddish in color. The larvae are typically flat and trilobite-like in appearance. They are capable of moving locations during their development. The adults average from long. The middle
Eboracum of the period have been excavated. For the Romans, Eboracum, was the major military base in the north of Britain and, following the 3rd century division of the province of Britannia, the capital of northern Britain, Britannia Inferior. By 237 Eboracum had been made a colonia, the highest legal status a Roman city could attain, one of only four in Britain and the others were founded for retired soldiers. This mark of Imperial favour was probably a recognition of Eboracum as the largest town in the north and the capital of Britannia Inferior. At around the same time Eboracum became