Published January 15, 2018 | Version v1
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Cretarophalis Wichard 2017

Description

Genus CretarOPHalis Wichard

(Figs. 1–9)

Cretarophalis Wichard, 2017: 3. Type species: Cretarophalis patrickmuelleri Wichard, 2017: 3 (original designation).

Revised diagnosis. Flagellum of antennae with 30–31 segments. Wings with nygmata absent. Forewing: Costal crossveins simple; RP with three main branches; proximal crossvein between posterior two RP branches (= crossvein 3rp3+4-rp 2 in Wichard 2016) absent; Cu diverging about from its midpoint, cua-cup crossvein absent. Hindwing: CuA with pectinate branching on distal half, with all branches simple. Female fused gonocoxites 8 nearly rectangular in ventral view, posteromedially with a longitudinal depression; tergum 9 with lateral parts strongly extending posteriad; gonocoxite 9 narrowly foliate and distally curved.

Notes

Published as part of Lu, Xiumei, Xia, Fangyuan, Wang, Bo, Aspöck, Ulrike & Liu, Xingyue, 2018, Taxonomic notes on Cretarophalis patrickMUelleri Wichard, 2017 (Insecta: Neuroptera: Nevrorthidae) from the mid-Cretaceous of Myanmar, and its phylogenetic significance, pp. 591-600 in Zootaxa 4370 (5) on page 593, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4370.5.10, http://zenodo.org/record/1147289

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Wichard
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Neuroptera
Family
Nevrorthidae
Genus
Cretarophalis
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Cretarophalis Wichard, 2017 sec. Lu, Xia, Wang, Aspöck & Liu, 2018

References

  • Wichard, W. (2017) Family Nevrorthidae (Insecta, Neuroptera) in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber Palaeodiversity, 1, 1 - 5. [Stuttgart 29 December 2017. Published online: 15 March 2017] https: // doi. org / 10.18476 / pale. v 10. a 1
  • Wichard, W. (2016) Overview and descriptions of Nevrorthidae in Baltic amber (Insecta, Neuroptera). Palaeodiversity, 9, 95 - 111. https: // doi. org / 10.18476 / pale. v 9. a 7