Palegonympha Sinitshenkova & Aristov

Sinitshenkova, Nina D., Aristov, Daniil S., Wegierek, Piotr & Żyła, Dagmara, 2015, New mayfly genera from the Middle Triassic of Poland and their evolutionary and paleogeographic implications (Ephemerida: Litophlebiidae, Vogesonymphidae), Zootaxa 3949 (2), pp. 281-288 : 283-284

Genus Palegonympha Sinitshenkova & Aristov , gen. nov.

Type species. Palegonympha triassica Sinitshenkova & Aristov , sp. nov., by monotypy.

Diagnosis. The pronotum is obviously wider than the head. The wing pads are long and narrow; the hind one is somewhat shorter and slightly extends beyond the fore wing pad apex. The lateral protrusions on the abdominal terga are large and sharp at the end.

Comparison. This new genus differs from Vogesonympha Sinitshenkova & Papier, 2005 and Khungtukunia Sinitshenkova, 2013 by its longer and narrower wing pads. The wing pads in Vogesonympha and Khungtukunia are shorter and widely rounded at the apex.

Etymology. The name is an arbitrary combination of the site Pałęgi and nympha. Gender: feminine.