Aristov D.S., Rasnitsyn A.P. 2015. New insects from the Kungurian of Tshekarda fossil site in Permian Territory of Russiafrom Kazakhstan // Russian Entomol. J. Vol.24. No.1: 17–35 [in English].

A.A. Borisyak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Science, Profsoyuznaya, 123, 117997, Moscow, Russia. E-mail: danil_aristov@mail.ru

KEY WORDS: Insecta, Caloneurida, Hypoperlida, Chemidolestida, Grylloblattida, Phasmatida, Tshekarda, Permian, Kungurian Stage, new taxa.

ABSTRACT. New insect taxa are described from the Lower Permian (Kungurian) fossil site Tshekarda in the Permian Territory, Russia: Graticladus apiatus Aristov et Rasnitsyn, gen. et sp.n., Tshekardocladus sparsus Aristov et Rasnitsyn, gen. et sp.n. (Hypoperlida). Ascribed to Chemidolestida are Parmaptera permiana gen. et sp.n. (Parmapteridae fam.n.), to Grylloblattida — Permoshurabia kungurica Aristov et Rasnitsyn, sp.n. (Geinitziidae); Parastenaropodites stirps Aristov et Rasnitsyn, sp.n. (Mesorthopteridae); Chelopterum ultimum Aristov et Rasnitsyn, sp.n. (Chelopteridae); Novokshonovus ignoratus Aristov et Rasnitsyn, gen. et sp.n. (Atactophlebiidae); Jubala gen.n. (Euryptilonidae; type species Sylvardembia pectinata Novokshonov, 2000). Nymphal Arachnophasma scurra Aristov et Rasnitsyn, gen. et sp.n. is attributed to Phasmatida (Permophasmatidae), and larval Cavalarva caudata Aristov et Rasnitsyn, gen. et sp.n. is described as Holometabola ordinis incertis.

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