Permopsyche rasnitsyni
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Ordo: Mecoptera
Familia: Mesopanorpodidae
Genus: Permopsyche
Name
Permopsyche rasnitsyni Bashkuev, 2011 sp. n. – Wikispecies link – ZooBank link – Pensoft Profile
Etymology
In honorof an outstanding paleoentomologist, Prof. Dr. Alexandr Rasnitsyn.
Holotype
PIN, no. 3840/1351, well-preserved forewing (part and counterpart), with apex missing.
Paratypes
PIN, no. 3840/733, 1363, 1371, incomplete forewings.
Locality and horizon
Isady locality, Vologda Province, North European Russia; Poldarsa Formation, uppermost Severodvinian (Lower Wuchiapingian), Upper Permian.
Diagnosis
Similar to Permopsyche issadensis ingeneral venation scheme, but of larger size, with MA fork shortened, intercubital space widened, and wing membrane almost uncolored.
Description
Forewing length/width ratio about 2.8–3:1; anterior margin nearly straight; apex obtuse to rounded. Costal space very narrow along its entire length. MA fork distinctly shorter than RS fork. MP unsclerotized for more than 1/2 of its length. CuA base long, nearly transverse, M5 present or lost. Intercubital space rather expanded. Wing membrane mostly uncolored, with small diffuse dark patch at center of wing.
Measurements (mm)
Holotype length, as preserved, 6.7, width, 2.5; paratypes lengths, ca. 7.0–8.5, width unmeasurable due to widthwise deformation.
Original Description
- Bashkuev, A; 2011: The earliest Mesopsychidae and revision of the family Mesopanorpodidae (Mecoptera) ZooKeys, 130: 263-279. doi
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