Katerinkidae, Prokop & Nel, 2007

Prokop, Jakub & Nel, André, 2007, An enigmatic Palaeozoic stem-group: Paoliida, designation of new taxa from the Upper Carboniferous of the Czech Republic (Insecta: Paoliidae, Katerinkidae fam. n.), African Invertebrates 48 (1), pp. 77-86 : 82

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7667687
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7667941
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B71E87CD-FFAB-FF8C-018A-FB125DB98E90
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Katerinkidae
status	fam. nov.

Treatment

Family Katerinkidae View in CoL fam. n.

Type genus: Katerinka gen. n.

Diagnosis: Wide costal area between RA (+ScP) and C; vein ScP short, ending in RA slightly distad of RP base, in basal half of wing; RA with some anterior branches close to its apex; basal fork of RA / RP; concave RP with few distal branches; concave MP with two main branches rather basal to base of RP; rather pronounced convex ‘arculus’ between MP and convex CuA, basal to RP origin; area between CuA and CuP with net of veinlets; CuA with five distal posterior branches.

Genus Katerinka gen. n.

Etymology: Named after diminutive of Katerina ( Katerinka in Czech), JP’s daughter. Type species: Katerinka hilaris sp. n., by present designation.

Diagnosis: As for the family.