NEW TRIASSIC SCORPIONFLIES (INSECTA, MECOPTERA) FROM KYRGYZSTAN

Abstract

New taxa of scorpionflies are described from the Triassic of Kyrgyzstan: Prochoristella vicina sp. nov., Mesoclwrista? injnriosa sp. nov., Mecolitsor confusiciits gen. et sp. nov. (Permochoristidae), Clioristopanorpa temperata gen. et sp. nov., Ch. opinata sp. nov., Ch. ridibunda sp. nov., Kirgizichorista larvata gen. et sp. nov., Parachorista arguta sp. nov., P. religiosa sp. nov., P. immota sp. nov., P. sana sp. nov., and Panorpaenigma aemulum gen. et sp. nov. (Parachoristidae). The genus Asiathauma Novoksh. (Parachoristidae) from the Jurassic of Kyrgyzstan is raised to a subfamily, Asiathaumatinae subfam. nov.