Review of the Permian family Permulidae nomen novum pro Aliculidae Storozhenko, 1997 (Grylloblattida)

Abstract

A new replacement name Permulidae nom. n. is proposed for the Permian family Aliculidae Storozhenko, 1997 (Insecta: Grylloblattida). A review of Permulidae is given. All genera and species are redescribed and illustrated. A key to genera of Permulidae is given. New taxa of Permulidae are described: Permula edemskii sp. n., Sojanopermula rasnitsyni sp. n., Kazanalicula reducta gen. et sp. n., Mezenalicula connata gen. et sp. n., all from the Soyana locality (Middle Permian, Kazanian Stage; Arkhangelsk Region, Russia), and Mezenalicula conjuncta sp. n. from the Isady locality (Upper Permian, Severodvinian Stage; Vologda Region, Russia). New combinations are proposed: Sojanopermula minor Aristov, 2004 = Permula minor (Aristov, 2004), comb. n.; Sojanopermula tshekardensis Aristov, 2004 = Permula tshekardensis (Aristov, 2004), comb. n. A new genus Acropermula gen. n. (type species: Permula acra Kukalová, 1964, from the Lower Permian of Czech Republic) is established in the family Ideliidae. Neraphidia Novokshonov & Novokshonova, 1997 is transferred from Aliculidae to the order Eoblattida as a genus of uncertain taxonomic position inside this order.

Keywords

• Grylloblattida
• Permulidae
• Aliculidae
• Ideliidae
• Eoblattida
• taxonomy
• key
• new taxa
• Permian
• Europe
• North America