Colorifuzia, Wei & Liang & Ren, 2013

Wei, Dandan, Liang, Junhui & Ren, Dong, 2013, A new fossil genus of Fuziidae (Insecta, Blattida) from the Middle Jurassic of Jiulongshan Formation, China, Geodiversitas 35 (2), pp. 335-343 : 336

Genus Colorifuzia n. gen.

TYPE SPECIES. — Colorifuzia agenora n. gen., n. sp.

SPECIES INCLUDED. — Type species only.

ETYMOLOGY. — Colorifuzia is a combination of the Latin “ color ”, referring to its forewing’s unique coloration markings, and the type genus name “ Fuzia ”; gender feminine.

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS. — The new genus differs from Fuzia and Parvifuzia in having relatively larger body size, coloration markings located in the area of R and M of forewing, and forewing venation rich and comparatively wide.

The new genus can be attributed within Fuziidae based on the following characters: male body elongated ( Fig. 2B ), male cerci with forceps ( Fig. 2C ); forewing costal area long, CuA expanded.

Figures

FIG. 2. — Colorifuzia agenora n. gen., n. sp., paratype (CNU-BLA-NN-2011015),male:A, detail of the male forewing Sc (white rectangle on D); B, D, line drawing (B) and photograph (D) of forewing; C, line drawing and photograph of detail of male paratype terminalia with forceps-like cerci. Scale bars: A, 1 mm; B, D, 5 mm; C, 2 mm. Abbreviations: see Material and methods.