Paranedubrovia novokshonovi Bashkuev

Bashkuev, Alexei S., 2011, Nedubroviidae, a new family of Mecoptera: the first Paleozoic long-proboscid scorpionflies, Zootaxa 2895, pp. 47-57 : 53

Paranedubrovia novokshonovi Bashkuev , sp. nov.

Figs. 5 A, B; 6I, J.

Etymology. In honor of the late outstanding paleoentomologist and specialist on Mecoptera, Dr Victor Novokshonov.

Holotype. PIN, no. 5103/120, well-preserved forewing (part and counterpart).

Paratypes. Two well-preserved forewings, PIN, no. 5103/121 (fig. 5A), 5103/128.

Locality and Horizon. Balymotikha locality, Vyazniki town, Vladimir Province, Central European Russia; uppermost Vyatkian, Upper Permian.

Diagnosis. Differs from P. minutissima in being much larger.

Description. Forewing tongue-shaped, with convex anterior margin and rounded apex. Forewing measurements: holotype: length 4.2 mm, width 1.6 mm; paratypes: length 4.1–4.95 mm, width ~ 1.4–1.75 mm. Pterostigma distinct, ovate. CuA and MP fused for a distance much longer than that between MP+CuA fork and cua–cup crossvein. Free base of CuA nearly transverse, crossvein-like. Crossveins distinct; mp–cua distal of MP fork (beyond the thyridium). Coloration apparently absent, wing membrane covered uniformly with microtrichia.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Forewings of Paranedubrovia gen. nov. A – B, P. novokshonovi sp. nov. A, paratype PIN, no. 5103 / 121. B, holotype PIN, no. 5103 / 120. C, P. minutissima sp. nov., holotype PIN, no. 5103 / 284. Scale bar 1 mm.