A new griffenfly genus and species from the Early Pennsylvanian of the Xiaheyan locality (Ningxia, China) (Insecta: Odonatoptera)

  • André Nel Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité, ISYEB, UMR 7205, CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne, Universités, Université des Antilles, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 50, Entomologie, F-75005, Paris, France https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4241-7651
  • Gaozhe Ji State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4496-9529
  • Jian Gao State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8817-8599
  • Diying Huang State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5637-4867
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.925.2451
Keywords: Insecta, Erasipteridae, gen. et sp. nov., diversification

Abstract

The erasipterid Sinoerasipteron xiaheyanensis Nel & Huang gen. et sp. nov. from the Moscovian Tupo Formation in Xiaheyan locality (China), is described and illustrated. It is the sixth species of the odonatopteran griffenflies from this locality. This new discovery confirms the high diversity of these flying predators in the insect assemblage.

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Published
2024-03-05
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Nel, A., Ji, G., Gao, J., & Huang, D. (2024). A new griffenfly genus and species from the Early Pennsylvanian of the Xiaheyan locality (Ningxia, China) (Insecta: Odonatoptera). European Journal of Taxonomy, 925(1), 67–75. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.925.2451
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