Sinoerasipteron Nel & Huang, 2024

Nel, André, Ji, Gaozhe, Gao, Jian & Huang, Diying, 2024, A new griffenfly genus and species from the Early Pennsylvanian of the Xiaheyan locality (Ningxia, China) (Insecta: Odonatoptera), European Journal of Taxonomy 925, pp. 67-75 : 69

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2024.925.2451
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:26601DDA-CF20-4A4D-A372-626AA707B595
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10813506
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4219CDCB-C8F3-46F2-A36F-7A88573F419B
taxon LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:act:4219CDCB-C8F3-46F2-A36F-7A88573F419B
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Sinoerasipteron Nel & Huang
status	gen. nov.

Treatment

Genus Sinoerasipteron Nel & Huang gen. nov.

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Type species

Sinoerasipteron xiaheyanensis Nel & Huang gen. et sp. nov.

Diagnosis

ScP shortened, only reaching 30% of wing length; RA distally fused with C into a strong costal vein distad level of RP2; base of IR2 quite distant from that of RP3/4 (situated seven cells distally); MA with seven long posterior branches; seven posterior branches of CuA; CuP with a long stem, seven-eight branches, and three rows of cells between it and posterior margin of wing; anal area with two rows of cells.

Etymology

Named after ‘ Sinica ’, Latin name for China and the genus name Erasipteron . Gender neutral.