Koonwarraphis, Martin, Sarah K., Skidmore, Luke I. & Stilwell, Jeffrey D., 2016

Martin, Sarah K., Skidmore, Luke I. & Stilwell, Jeffrey D., 2016, A first record of Cretaceous aphids (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Aphidomorpha) in Australia, from the Lower Cretaceous Koonwarra Fossil Bed, Victoria, Zootaxa 4137 (1), pp. 95-107 : 98

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4137.1.7
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EA49068A-884D-4B79-AF5F-82910028EE23
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treatment provided by	Plazi (2016-07-08 06:42:13, last updated 2019-09-26 08:54:14)
scientific name	Koonwarraphis
status	gen. nov.

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Genus Koonwarraphis gen. nov.

Type species. Koonwarraphis rotundafrons sp. nov.; by present designation and monotypy.

Diagnosis. Frons enlarged and semicircular;? 7 antennal segments; secondary rhinaria rounded; rostrum shorter than body length, extending to level of hind coxae; thorax length 0.5 x abdomen; CuA 1 and CuA 2 bases separated but closely spaced, emerging from a distinct thickening or bulge on the main vein; CuA 2 departs main vein ~ 75 ° acutely towards apical margin; Rs vein departs the pterostigma halfway along its posterior margin, not strongly curved; M vein departs the main vein halfway between CuA 1 and base of pterostigma, primary M fork proximal of CuA 2 intersection with wing apical margin;?cauda short, bilobed; no visible siphunculi.

Derivation of name. From the locality Koonwarra, and aphis, Latin for ‘aphid’. Gender feminine.