Nymphes Leach, 1814

Archibald, Bruce, Makarkin, Vladimir N. & Ansorge, Jörg, 2009, New fossil species of Nymphidae (Neuroptera) from the Eocene of North America and Europe, Zootaxa 2157, pp. 59-68 : 60

Genus Nymphes Leach, 1814

Type species. Nymphes myrmeleonoides Leach, 1814 , by monotypy.

Amended diagnosis for characters of the wing (based on New 1982). Separated from other nymphid genera by the following combination of character states of its wing venation [comparative character states of other genera in brackets]: M simple or forked distad origin of Rs 1 in forewing [shared by Austronymphes Esben-Petersen, 1914 , but forked much proximad origin of Rs 1 in other genera]; large enclosed cell between 2A, 3A in forewing absent [present in Austronymphes ]; CuA space in forewing, MP space in hind wing large, of characteristic ‘myrmeleontid’ triangular shape, enclosed by distal portion of MP, basalmost branch of MP [shared by Austronymphes , but absent or reduced in all fossil genera]; crossveins between branches of CuP in forewing, CuA in hind wing present (except N. nigrescens ) [this combination absent in other genera].

Included species. Nymphes georgei sp. nov. from the Ypresian of North America (Republic, Washington, U.S.A.); five extant species from Australia and Tasmania: N. myrmeleonoides , N. modesta Gerstaecker, 1885 b; N. paramyrmeleonides New, 1982 ; N. nigrescens New, 1982 ; N. aperta New, 1982 .

Comments. The diagnosis provided here augments that of New (1982), which distinguishes general characters of the insect; here, we revise this with regards to wing characters.