Scutistriga
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| Genus: | Scutistriga D. S. Aristov & A. P. Rasnitsyn, 2012
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S. scutata | |
Scutistriga is an extinct genus of insects in the family Idelinellidae. It existed in what is now Russia during the Kungurian age. It was described by D. S. Aristov and A. P. Rasnitsyn in 2012, and the type species is S. scutata.[1] The body measured about 10.5 millimetres, while the forewings measured about 12 millimetres, and the hindwings about 10 millimetres. The species' fossils were discovered in the Ural Mountains.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b D. S. Aristov and A. P. Rasnitsyn (2012). "Revision of the family Idelinellidae, with a review of the Permian Eoblattida (Insecta)". Paleontological Journal. 46 (1): 49–60. doi:10.1134/S0031030112010030. S2CID 140189151.
External links[]
- Scutistriga at the Paleobiology Database
Categories:
- Permian insects
- Paleozoic insects of Asia
- Fossils of Russia
- Prehistoric insect genera
- Fossil taxa described in 2012