taxonID	type	description	language	source
160787D6FF9FFFC8FEC9F848FEE18C5B.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Paprika atsukochibae sp. nov., by present designation.	en	Chen, Zhi-Teng, Zheng, Xuhongyi (2025): The oldest known fossil imago of Ameletopsidae (Ephemeroptera) from 99 - million-year-old Kachin amber. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 65 (1): 261-268, DOI: 10.37520/aemnp.2025.020, URL: https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2025.020
160787D6FF9FFFC8FEC9F848FEE18C5B.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. Paprika gen. nov. can be distinguished from other genera of Ameletopsidae by the following combination of hind wing characters: MA – RSp fork positioned near mid-length; MA forked near apical 1 / 4; MP forked at mid-length; iMP present and short.	en	Chen, Zhi-Teng, Zheng, Xuhongyi (2025): The oldest known fossil imago of Ameletopsidae (Ephemeroptera) from 99 - million-year-old Kachin amber. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 65 (1): 261-268, DOI: 10.37520/aemnp.2025.020, URL: https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2025.020
160787D6FF9FFFC8FEC9F848FEE18C5B.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new genus is named after the fictional character Paprika in the Japanese animated science fantasy movie of the same name, who guides people to create their dreams. Feminine gender. Species included. Monotypic – Paprika atsukochibae sp. nov.	en	Chen, Zhi-Teng, Zheng, Xuhongyi (2025): The oldest known fossil imago of Ameletopsidae (Ephemeroptera) from 99 - million-year-old Kachin amber. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 65 (1): 261-268, DOI: 10.37520/aemnp.2025.020, URL: https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2025.020
160787D6FF9FFFCBFC69FDC2FCC988BF.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 6)	en	Chen, Zhi-Teng, Zheng, Xuhongyi (2025): The oldest known fossil imago of Ameletopsidae (Ephemeroptera) from 99 - million-year-old Kachin amber. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 65 (1): 261-268, DOI: 10.37520/aemnp.2025.020, URL: https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2025.020
160787D6FF9FFFCBFC69FDC2FCC988BF.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: ♀ imago, inventory number CZT-EPH-MA 9, MYANMAR: Kachin State, Myitkyina District, Hukawng Valley, 26 ° 21 ′ 33.41 ″ N, 96 ° 43 ′ 11.88 ″ E (ICJUST).	en	Chen, Zhi-Teng, Zheng, Xuhongyi (2025): The oldest known fossil imago of Ameletopsidae (Ephemeroptera) from 99 - million-year-old Kachin amber. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 65 (1): 261-268, DOI: 10.37520/aemnp.2025.020, URL: https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2025.020
160787D6FF9FFFCBFC69FDC2FCC988BF.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. As in generic diagnosis.	en	Chen, Zhi-Teng, Zheng, Xuhongyi (2025): The oldest known fossil imago of Ameletopsidae (Ephemeroptera) from 99 - million-year-old Kachin amber. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 65 (1): 261-268, DOI: 10.37520/aemnp.2025.020, URL: https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2025.020
160787D6FF9FFFCBFC69FDC2FCC988BF.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the fictional character Atsuko Chiba, who is the alter ego of Paprika in the same animated film.	en	Chen, Zhi-Teng, Zheng, Xuhongyi (2025): The oldest known fossil imago of Ameletopsidae (Ephemeroptera) from 99 - million-year-old Kachin amber. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 65 (1): 261-268, DOI: 10.37520/aemnp.2025.020, URL: https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2025.020
160787D6FF9FFFCBFC69FDC2FCC988BF.taxon	description	Description. Female imago. Body length ca. 7 mm (from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of subanal plate); general coloration brown (Fig. 1). Head widened posteriorly (Fig. 2). Compound eyes large, on lateral sides of head, median space between eyes wide. Antennae length ca. 0.7 mm; scape and pedicel nearly cylindrical, length ratio about 1: 2; flagellum slender, length ca. 0.5 mm, slightly shorter than eyes. Thorax. Anterior paracoxal suture of mesothorax complete; basisternum longitudinal, constricted medially; furcasternal protuberances contiguous (Fig. 2). Fore leg length ca. 3.4 mm (Figs 3 A, B); length ratio of profemur: protibia: protarsus = 1.0: 0.6: 1.0; length ratio of protarsal segments from I to V = 1.0: 0.9: 0.5: 0.3: 0.3; claws paired and dissimilar. Middle leg length ca. 4.7 mm (Figs 3 C – E); length ratio of mesofemur: mesotibia: mesotarsus = 1.0: 0.5: 0.8; length ratio of mesotarsal segments from I to V = 1.0: 0.9: 0.7: 0.5: 0.5; claws paired and dissimilar. Hind leg length ca. 4.9 mm (Fig. 3 F); length ratio of metafemur: metatibia: metatarsus = 1.0: 0.8: 1.1; length ratio of hind-tarsal segments from I to V = 1.0: 1.0: 0.6: 0.4: 0.4; claws paired and dissimilar. Wings hyaline, veins brown. Fore wing length ca. 7.7 mm (Fig. 4); costal brace strongly arched; Sc and RA simple; RS forked at basal 1 / 4 of fore wing; iRS independent; MA forked at middle of its length; iMA independent; MP forked asymmetrically, approaching basally to RS base; MP 1 with distal veinlets posteriorly; iMP present, independent, with distal veinlet posteriorly; MP 2 with several anterior and three posterior distal veinlets; CuA simple; cubital field with five unforked veins running from CuA to basitornal margins; CuP short, with crossvein with AA and relatively distal crossvein with CuA. AA short, without distal veinlets. Hind wing length ca. 2.4 mm (Fig. 5); costal projection poorly protruded, rounded apically, located near wing base; area between Sc and C broader proximally, abruptly narrowing afterwards; RS forked at basal 1 / 3 of its length; iRS independent; MA forked distally to RS fork; iMA independent; MP forked at middle of its length; iMP independent; CuA, CuP, and AA simple. Abdomen. Abdominal segments short, broad (Fig. 6). Sternum VII with subgenital plate rounded apically, extending to half-length of sternum VIII. Subanal plate broad, lateral margins straight, with deep posteromedian emargination. Cerci not preserved, bearing basal remnants of three caudal filaments.	en	Chen, Zhi-Teng, Zheng, Xuhongyi (2025): The oldest known fossil imago of Ameletopsidae (Ephemeroptera) from 99 - million-year-old Kachin amber. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 65 (1): 261-268, DOI: 10.37520/aemnp.2025.020, URL: https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2025.020
