Palademosyne natalensis Ponomarenko, 2005

Ponomarenko, Alexandr G. & Mostovski, Mike B., 2005, New beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the Late Permian of South Africa, African Invertebrates 46, pp. 253-260 : 258

Palademosyne natalensis Ponomarenko , sp. n.

Fig. 4

Etymology: From the province of KwaZulu-Natal.

Description: Elytron 2.1 mm long, 0.8 mm wide. Elytron small, elongated, flattened, 2.6 times as long as wide, widest just before its mid-length, humeral part not narrow. Epipleural border not narrow. Disc of elytron smooth. Sutural margin narrowly bordered.

Holotype: NMSA, no. 2573, counterpart of isolated elytron. SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal: Howick, locality of Balgowan; Upper Permian , Ecca Group , Volksrust Formation.

Comparison: P. natalensis sp. n. is very close to the type species, but differs from the latter in being considerably larger, in having a wider epipleural border, and in the sutural border being shifted to the sutural margin.

Figures

Fig. 4, 5. South African members of the families Schizocoleidae and Permosynidae: (4) Palademosyne natalensis Ponomarenko, sp. n., holotype NMSA, no. 2573, counterpart of isolated elytron; (5) Permosyne elongata Ponomarenko, sp. n., holotype NMSA, no. 2521: (A) impression of isolated elytron, (B) explanatory drawing. Scale bar = 1 mm.