Pronymphes Krüger, 1923

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Genus Pronymphes Krüger, 1923

Type species. Nymphes mengeanus Hagen in Pictet-Baraban & Hagen, 1856, by original designation.

Diagnosis. Separated from other nymphid genera by the following combination of character states of its wing venation: subcostal crossveins absent, except one basal [numerous crossveins present in Nesydrion ]; only one crossvein between each branch of CuA in forewing, MP in hind wing [more than one in all extant genera; absent in Liminympha Ren & Engel, 2007 ]; CuP in forewing long, pectinate [short, with only one to two branches in Mesonymphes Carpenter, 1929 , Olindanymphes Martins-Neto, 2005]; CuP short, with only terminal fork in hind wing [very long, pectinate in Cretonymphes Ponomarenko, 1992, Santananymphes Martins-Neto, 2005]; R1 space moderately broad [very narrow in Elenchonymphes Engel & Grimaldi, 2008].

Included species. Two species, Pronymphes mengeana , and P. hoffeinsorum sp. nov. from Priabonian Baltic amber.

Comments. A diagnosis has not been previously provided for this genus. The gender of Pronymphes is feminine, as is the Latin noun nymphes from which it is derived, meaning brides, young women ( ICZN 1999: Article 31.1.1), see also Oswald (2007).