Cretarophalis, Wichard, 2017

Lu, Xiumei, Xia, Fangyuan, Wang, Bo, Aspöck, Ulrike & Liu, Xingyue, 2018, Taxonomic notes on Cretarophalis patrickMUelleri Wichard, 2017 (Insecta: Neuroptera: Nevrorthidae) from the mid-Cretaceous of Myanmar, and its phylogenetic significance, Zootaxa 4370 (5), pp. 591-600 : 593

Genus CretarOPHalis Wichard

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Cretarophalis Wichard, 2017: 3 . Type species: Cretarophalis patrickmuelleri Wichard, 2017: 3 (original designation).

Revised diagnosis. Flagellum of antennae with 30–31 segments. Wings with nygmata absent. Forewing: Costal crossveins simple; RP with three main branches; proximal crossvein between posterior two RP branches (= crossvein 3rp3+4-rp 2 in Wichard 2016) absent; Cu diverging about from its midpoint, cua-cup crossvein absent. Hindwing: CuA with pectinate branching on distal half, with all branches simple. Female fused gonocoxites 8 nearly rectangular in ventral view, posteromedially with a longitudinal depression; tergum 9 with lateral parts strongly extending posteriad; gonocoxite 9 narrowly foliate and distally curved.

Figures

FIGURES 1–3. Cretarophalis patrickmuelleri Wichard, female (LPAM BA17002). 1. Habitus photograph, dorsal view; 2. Habitus photograph, ventral view; 3. Photograph of head, ventral view.Scale bar:1.0 mm (1, 2); 0.5 mm (3).

FIGURES 4–5. Wing venation of Cretarophalis patrickmuelleri Wichard, female (LPAM BA17002). 4. Right forewing drawing; 5. Right hindwing drawing.Scale bar:1.0 mm.

FIGURES 6–9. Genitalia of Cretarophalis patrickmuelleri Wichard, female (LPAM BA17002). 6. Photograph of genitalia, lateral view; 7. Photograph of genitalia, ventral view; 8. Drawing of genitalia, lateral view; 10. Drawing of genitalia, ventral view. Arrow indicates the longitudinal depression of fused gonocoxites 8. T: tergum; S: sternum; e: ectoproct; a: anus; gx: gonocoxite;gp:gonapophyses.Scale bar:0.5 mm.