A new griffenfly genus and species from the Early Pennsylvanian of the Xiaheyan locality (Ningxia, China) (Insecta: Odonatoptera) Author Nel, André 98DF555A-16A0-4073-871C-E38BB506C676 Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité, ISYEB, UMR 7205, CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne, Universités, Université des Antilles, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 50, Entomologie, F- 75005, Paris, France. anel@mnhn.fr Author Ji, Gaozhe 7E6B4664-3D20-4C93-BD0C-B9C3A6BD3CF1 State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China. 1220126051@qq.com Author Gao, Jian E9FB522A-7623-4813-85B8-B6E0BD04E0B1 State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China. jiangao@nigpas.ac.cn Author Huang, Diying 169913D3-F6D6-4002-A1A9-559BBDD91667 State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China. dyhuang@nigpas.ac.cn text European Journal of Taxonomy 2024 2024-03-05 925 67 75 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2451/10873 journal article 10.5852/ejt.2024.925.2451 2118-9773 10804914 26601DDA-CF20-4A4D-A372-626AA707B595 Genus Sinoerasipteron Nel & Huang gen. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 4219CDCB-C8F3-46F2-A36F-7A88573F419B 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.