Paradoxomantispa jiaxiaoae 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 : 717

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-022-00546-y

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15271460

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D0657E-E47A-FF92-2CA8-FD63B7EDF9A1

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scientific name

Paradoxomantispa jiaxiaoae Lu et al., 2020
status

 

Paradoxomantispa jiaxiaoae Lu et al., 2020

Figure 22a–i View Fig

Lu et al., 2020: 4 (original: Paradoxomantispa ; holotype in CAU).

Diagnosis Pronotum short and robust (LP: WPM = 3.10), nearly as long as pterothorax. Profemoral ISs rows: anteroventral row with six gradually shortened processes along distal half of profemur, major process with secondary-quaternary branches present, primary branch 4.0 × length of secondary branch, anterior branch nearly as long as secondary branch; posteroventral row with 15 processes, not gradually shortened, two processes present between level of major and primary processes. Forewing macular with an arcuate markings commencing from 2ra-rp to its median, 16 or 19 costal crossveins proximad pterostigma, 1/3 of them bifurcated, proximal rp-m present; hind wing CuA with 11 branches several bifurcated; CuP proximal stem reduced, weak. Female sternum 7 posterolaterally produced; gonocoxites 9 short ventrally produced; ectoprocts ventrally not produced.

Material examined Holotype, CAU BA-0015 , amber piece preserving a complete female adult of P. jiaxiaoae . It is polished in the form of an elliptical transparent cabochon, with length × width c. 21.30 × 15.13 mm, height c. 6.78 mm.

Remarks See Remarks under P. mahaiyingae sp. nov..

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Neuroptera

Family

Mantispidae

SubFamily

Doratomantispinae

Genus

Paradoxomantispa

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