New Cimbrophlebiidae (Insecta: Mecoptera) from the Early Eocene at McAbee, British Columbia, Canada and Republic, Washington, USA
Author
Archibald, Bruce
text
Zootaxa
2009
2249
51
62
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.190747
2a87f285-ab50-471e-8726-0c5429cbc778
1175-5326
190747
Cimbrophlebia westae
,
sp. n.
(
Fig. 6
)
Diagnosis.
Wing distinguished from those of other
Cimbrophlebia
species by the following: 1),
Shape
: length about four times width separates it from
C
.
brooksi
[distinctly narrower: length about five times width],
C
.
bittaciformis
[similarly slender (see
C
.
flabelliformis
remarks)], (
C
.
leahyi
,
C
.
westae
length also about four times width); 2),
Colouration
: distinct from that of
C
.
flabelliformis
,
C.
brooksi
,
C
.
leahyi
,
C
.
bittaciformis
(see
C
.
flabelliformis
remarks); closest to that of
C
.
leahyi
, further differentiated from
C
.
leahyi
by distinctly round / oval light spots [
C
.
leahyi
: differing position, sizes of more irregularly shaped light spots (see descriptions,
C
.
flabelliformis
remarks,
Figs. 1
A; 2A, B; 4A, C; 6A, C; 7A).
Description:
holotype
wing.
Wing as in diagnosis,
Fig. 6
, and the following. Length ~
25 mm
, width ~
6 mm
. Colouration (basal third colouration poorly preserved) as in diagnosis. Membrane rugose, except in apical quarter, anal region. Sc, R1 generalized for genus. Rs with five branches. M with three branches evident, region partly not preserved; Cu1, Cu2, 1A generalized for genus; 2A with five branches known (only apical portion clearly preserved); 3A region not preserved. Crossveins: few detected as preserved; one r1-rs, one m-m, one m-cu1.
Type
material.
Specimen
SRUI
0 99600, part only. A mostly well-preserved wing missing part of the apical posterior portion, with basal portion of 2A region obscured, and basal third colouration obscured by mineral staining. Collected by Joanne West,
April 19, 2009
at Republic. Housed at SR.
Locality and age.
Republic, Washington,
USA
, University of Washington / Burke Museum locality B4131; Early Eocene.
FIGURE 6.
Cimbrophlebia westae
, holotype wing SRUI 0 99600. A, photograph; B, drawing; C, colouration (simplified to two shades) of
C
.
westae
wing, note basal portion obscured by staining, rendered blank. A, B to scale = 1 cm; C scale = 1 cm.
Etymology.
The specific epithet is a patronym formed from the surname of Joanne West, the collector of the
holotype
specimen, recognizing her generosity in this donation to SR and valued participation in a collecting project on behalf of the author’s research.