title: The first African Anthracoptilidae (Insecta: Paoliida) near the Permian--Triassic boundary in Kenya.
abstract: The first findings of Antracoptilidae (Paoliida) from the Late Permian/ Early Triassic of Africa, i.e. the new genus Afrocladus comprising A. pumilio sp. nov. and A. kenyaensis sp. nov., are described from the Mombasa Basin of Maji ya Chumvi Formation in Kenya (Duruma sandstones). Both diagnoses are based on wing venation pattern. Their occurrences close to the P-T boundary possibly indicate the last appearence date of the group being known since early Pennsylvanian. Moreover, their significantly smaller wing sizes compared to known taxa suggest adaptations to different habitats and environmental conditions or different life strategy.
authors.affiliation: CNRS UMR 7205, CP 50, Entomologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 45 rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris, France; Email: anel@mnhn.fr.
authors.forename: Andre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nel
authors.affiliation: CNRS UMR 7205, CP 50, Entomologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 45 rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris, France; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Romain
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garrouste
authors.affiliation: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology, Viničná 7, CZ-128 44, Praha 2, Czech Republic; Email: jprokop@natur.cuni.cz.
authors.forename: Jakub
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prokop
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D005580:Fossils / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D007313:Insecta / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D007630:Kenya; D009929:Organ Size; D010163:Paleontology; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology