Parasinitsia, Tian & Zheng & Nel & Mei & Zhang, 2023

Tian, Fusheng, Zheng, Daran, Nel, André, Mei, Ting & Zhang, Haichun, 2023, A new campterophlebiid damsel-dragonfly (Odonata: Isophlebioidea) from the Middle Jurassic Yanan Formation of Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, NW China, Comptes Rendus Palevol 22 (23), pp. 491-496 : 493

Genus Parasinitsia n. gen.

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DIAGNOSIS. — One row of cells in basal areas between MAa and MP, and between MP and CuAa; width of basal areas between MAa and MP, and between MP and CuAa nearly identical; CuAa approaching MP, with at least three rows of cells between it and posterior wing margin distally; area between MAa and MP widened before N, with at least three rows of cells in broadest area; MP with many posterior intercalary veins, with 15 rows of cells between it and posterior wing margin in broadest area; ‘O’ seven cells distal of Sn; a strong and long oblique vein between IR1 and RP2, oriented towards the wing base, lying slightly close to level of Pt base than to IR1 base; Pt long and elongate, covering six cells and not braced; two or three rows of cells between RA and RP distal of Pt.

TYPE SPECIES. — Parasinitsia qingyunensis n. sp.

ETYMOLOGY. — Prefix “para” after the similarities with the genus Sinitsia Pritykina, 2006 .