Paradoxomantispa Lu et al., 2020

Li, Hongyu, Zhuo, De, Cao, Leran, Wang, Bo, Poinar, George, Ohl, Michael & Liu, Xingyue, 2022, New Cretaceous fossil mantispids highlight the palaeodiversity of the extinct subfamily Doratomantispinae (Neuroptera: Mantispidae), Organisms Diversity & Evolution (New York, N. Y.) 22 (3), pp. 681-730 : 714

Genus Paradoxomantispa Lu et al., 2020

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Lu et al., 2020: 4.

Type species Paradoxomantispa jiaxiaoae Lu et al. , (2020, by original designation.

Revised diagnosis Profemoral ISs rows: anteroventral row consisting of a major process with four or five branches (anterior branch present), and several short processes along distal 1/2–3/4 length of profemur; posteroventral row commencing by a primary process or not, with 10–18 processes. Protibia with a row of flattened prostrate setae (Type j6, j9). Male gonocoxites 9 long and slender, distally simple and acute; gonapophyses 10 very slender, rod-like, distally acute. Female sternum 7 posterolaterally produced; gonocoxites 9 short ventrally produced; ectoprocts not produced ventrally.

Key to species of Paradoxomantispa

1. Major process with primary branch 2.0 × length of secondary branch; no other processes present between level of major and primary processes; forewing immaculate; hind wing CuP proximal stem developed and distinct ( Fig. 22 j-k; Shi et al., 2019a, figs. 2-3)……….………...……. P. hongi (Shi, Yang & Ren in Shi et al.)

- Major process with pr imar y branch distinctly> 2.0 × length of secondary branch, several processes present between level of major and primary processes; forewing macular; hind wingCuP proximal stem weak or absent…………….………..……….………………….… 2

2. Profemur with quaternary branch present, primary branch 4.0 × length of secondary branch, anterior branch nearly as long as secondary branch, two short processes present between level of major and primary processes; forewing with an arcuate marking commencing from 2ra-rp to its middle, proximal r-m present; hind wing CuA with several branches bifurcated ( Fig. 22c–f ; Lu et al., 2020: figs. S6G–J)……………….………….…. P. jiaxiaoae Lu et al.

- Profemur with quaternary branch absent, primary branch much longer than secondary branch, anterior branch much longer than secondary branch, four short processes present between level of major and primary processes; forewing with one medial round spot not connecting spot on 2ra-rp, proximal r-m present; hind wing CuA with all branches simple ( Figs. 23 e-f, 24a–h)…… P. mahaiyingae Zhuo, Li & Liu sp. nov.

Figures

Fig. 22 (a–i) Paradoxomantispa jiaxiaoae Lu et al., 2020, holotype, female: (a, b) head, lateral view; (c, d) left and right foreleg, respectively, posterior surface (profemoral anteroventral row in green, posteroventral row in orange); (e) left foreleg, anterior surface (profemoral anteroventral row in green, posteroventral row in orange), arrow 1 indicates the angularly curved prostrate setae (near Type k4), arrow 2 indicates the conical setae (Type k3); (f) major process; (g) protibial ventral prostrate setae; (h) protarsus and pretarsus; (i) meta-tarsus; (j, k) Paradoxomantispa hongi Shi et al., 2019, holotype, sex unknown, cited from Shi et al. (2019): (j) right foreleg, posterior surface (profemoral anteroventral row in green, posteroventral row in orange), arrow 1 indicates the angularly curved prostrate setae (near Type k4), arrow 2 indicates the conical setae (Type k3); (k) major process. ab, anterior branch; mp: major process; p, primary process; pb, primary branch; q, quaternary process; qb, quaternary branch; s, secondary process; sb, secondary branch; spa, supra-antennal area; t, tertiary process; tb, tertiary branch. Scale bars = 0.5 mm (a–e, j), 0.125 mm (f–i, k)

◂Fig.23 (a, c–h) Paradoxomantispa mahaiyingae sp. nov., holotype, male: (a) habitus, ventral view; (c) head and prothorax ventral view; (d) forelegs; (e) left foreleg, posterior surface; (f) right foreleg, ventral surface; (g) Protibia, tarsus and pretarsus; (h) Protibia; (b) habitus of Paradoxomantispa mahaiyingae sp. nov., paratype, male. smt, submentum. Scale bars = 1 mm (a, b), 0.5 mm (c, d), 0.25 mm (e–h)

◂Fig. 24 (a, b, e-h) Paradoxomantispa mahaiyingae sp. nov., holotype, male: (a) left foreleg, posterior surface (profemoral anteroventral row in green, posteroventral row in orange), arrow 1 indicates the conical setae (Type k3); (b) right foreleg, ventral surface (profemoral anteroventral row in green, posteroventral row in orange), arrow 2 indicates the angularly curved prostrate setae (near Type k4); (e, g) right and left forewing, respectively; (f, h) right and left hind wing, respectively (left hind wing deformed); (c, d) proximal portion of profemur of Paradoxomantispa mahaiyingae sp. nov., paratype, male, posterior surface (profemoral anteroventral row in green, posteroventral row in orange). ab, anterior branch; im, intermedian cell; mp, major process; p, primary process; pb, primary branch; q: quaternary process; qb, quaternary branch; r, radial cell; s, secondary process; sb, secondary branch; t, tertiary process; tb, tertiary branch. Scale bars = 0.25 mm (a–d), 1 mm (e–h)