A new ‘grylloblattodean’ genus and species (Insecta: Polyneoptera) from the middle Permian Salagou Formation (France)

André Nel (1) , Jean-Paul Kundura , Jean-Marc Pouillon , Romain Garrouste (1) , Corentin Jouault (1, 2, 3)

1 ISYEB - Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité
2 GR - Géosciences Rennes
3 UMR ISEM - Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier

Lodevoisadia coheni gen. et sp. nov. is described as the ninth species of ‘Grylloblattodea’ from the middle Permian of the Salagou Formation, near Lodève town (France). It is currently not reasonable to place this species into a specific family, even though it seems to share most characters with the small family Tunguskapteridae. The lack of phylogenetic analysis and the current poor delineation of the majority of the grylloblattodean families (lacking synapomorphies) render any attribution of new taxa to a particular family often uncertain.

Keywords: taxonomy; Grylloblattida; classification; lack of phylogenetic analysis

Domains: Paleontology

André Nel, Jean-Paul Kundura, Jean-Marc Pouillon, Romain Garrouste, Corentin Jouault. A new ‘grylloblattodean’ genus and species (Insecta: Polyneoptera) from the middle Permian Salagou Formation (France). European Journal of Taxonomy, 2022, 852, pp.77-84. ⟨10.5852/ejt.2022.852.2011⟩. ⟨insu-03935039⟩