Paganzophlebia polyclada Martins-Neto, Gallego & Brauckmann, 2007

Martins-Neto, R. G., Gallego, O. F., Brauckmann, C. & Cruz, J. L., 2007, A review of the South American Palaeozoic entomofauna Part I: the Ischnoneuroidea and Cacurgoidea, with description of new taxa, African Invertebrates 48 (1), pp. 87-101 : 96

Paganzophlebia polyclada Martins-Neto, Gallego & Brauckmann , sp. n.

Figs 8, 9

Etymology: From Greek poly (many) and clados (branch), after the rich venation of the holotype specimen; here used as an adjective.

Description: Preserved length, 53 mm. ScP slightly sigmoidal, not distally fused with RA. RP two-branched, each branch distally dichotomising. Origin of RP very close to the wing base. MA simple, MP two-branched, with MP2 short, distally fused with CuA1. CuA long, slightly curved: CuA1 long and parallel to MP2; CuA2 shorter than CuA1, oblique to the anal margin.

Holotype: MHIN-UNSL-GEO-I 485, Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Geología; hindwing fragment, CuP not preserved. ARGENTINA: Bajo de Véliz locality; Upper Carboniferous to Lower Permian, Pallero Member, Bajo de Véliz Formation.

Figures

Figs 8, 9. Paganzophlebia polyclada gen. et sp. n., holotype, MHIN-UNSL-GEO-I 485:(8) details of venation; (9) general appearance of specimen. Scale bar = 10 mm.