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- Title
Miamia maimai n. sp., a new Pennsylvanian stem-orthopteran insect, and a case study on the application of cladotypic nomenclature.
- Authors
Béthoux, Olivier; Gu, Junjie; Yue, Yanli; Ren, Dong
- Abstract
A new stem-orthopteran insect assignable to the - traditional - genus and the - cladotypic-defined - taxon Miamia Dana, 1864 is described based on abundant material collected from the Xiaheyan locality (Ningxia, China; Early Pennsylvanian). Intra-specific wing venation variability in Miamia maimai n. sp. is appreciated based on wing pairs of single individuals, and on a complete series of conditions. Rare variants are reported. Details of head and leg morphology are documented: the new species possesses a five-segmented tarsus provided with paired claws and arolium, and labial palps with at least four segments, probably five. The nomenclatural section is conducted under the cladotypic nomenclatural procedure, but in a way largely consistent with the traditional usage. This experiment demonstrates that a combination composed of a 'genus level-taxon' name previously associated with a definition and type material (e.g. Miamia), a specific epithet (e.g. maimai), and authorship information (e.g. Béthoux et al. 2012), with further mention to ' Miamia maimai ' or ' M. maimai ', provides a suitable reference to the species under all nomenclatural procedures, including the traditional one. (© 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
- Publication
Fossil Record, 2012, Vol 15, Issue 2, p103
- ISSN
2193-0066
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/mmng.201200008