New palaeodictyopterid insects from the Pennsylvanian of Piesberg reveal spectacular disparity in the patterns of the wing venation (Megasecoptera, Palaeodictyoptera). (2nd January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rosová, Kateřina; Pecharová, Martina; Leipner, Angelika; Prokop, Jakub
• Is Part Of: Historical biology. Volume 35:Number 1(2023)
• Page Start: 152
• Page End: 162
• Publication Date: 2023-01-02
• Subjects: Insecta -- Palaeodictyopterida -- Archaemegaptilidae -- Spilapteridae -- wing venation -- Carboniferous -- Subvariscan Foreland Basin; Paleobiology -- Periodicals; Biology -- Periodicals; Evolution -- Periodicals; Paleontology -- Periodicals; Biology -- Periodicals; Paleontology -- Periodicals; Evolution -- Periodicals; 560.5
• DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2021.2025229
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-2963

Abstract

ABSTRACT: At the famous Moscovian locality of Piesberg quarry near Osnabrück (Lower Saxony, Germany) there is rich abundance of Palaeodictyopterida comprising not only adults but also larval stages and their exuviae. The representatives of three palaeodictyopterid orders, eight families and 13 species were previously identified from this locality. In this study, we describe a new megascopteran Piesbergptera niesseae gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Piesbergpteridae fam. nov.) with some venation traits shared with Foririidae and Ischnoptilidae, both of which are known from Commentry, and new palaeodictyopterans Osnabrugapteron rasnitsyni gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Archaemegaptilidae), Spilaptera peckae sp. nov. (Spilapteridae) and Saxonyptilus sowiaki gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Spilapteridae), the latter providing the first evidence of nygmata among spilapterids. Based on the evaluation of forewing venation, we propose the restoration of the genus Dictyoneurella as a member of the palaeodictyopteran family Archaemegaptilidae.