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RESEARCH PRODUCT
NEW DATA ON PALEOZOIC GRYLLOBLATTID INSECTS (NEOPTERA)
André NelJean LapeyrieOlivier BéthouxOlivier BéthouxGeorges Gandsubject
ParaphylyPaleontologyType speciesbiologyPermianSister groupSensuGenusProtorthopteraPaleontologybiology.organism_classificationNeopteradescription
Abstract The paraphyletic group Grylloblattida, formerly included in the Protorthoptera sensu lato, is of great importance for the phylogeny of some ‘polyneopterous’ orders, because it is currently assumed to contain the sister groups of modern Plecoptera (stoneflies) and Grylloblattodea. We present new discoveries and new observations and interpretations concerning this crucial assemblage. Lodevopterum angustus new genus and species and Depressopterum minutus new species are described from the Upper Permian of the Lodeve Basin (Herault, France). The ‘Grylloblattida’ from Commentry (Allier, France; Upper Carboniferous) are revised: the family Protoblattinidae Meunier, 1909a is restored after the redescription of the type species Protoblattina bouvieri Meunier, 1909a; the family Stenoneuritidae Lameere, 1917 is revised; Palaeocixius fayoli Handlirsch, 1906b and Protoblattina giardi Meunier, 1921 are synonymized with Palaeocixius antiquus Brongniart, 1893, followed by a discussion on the possible familial a...
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-01 | Journal of Paleontology |