title: An extraordinary palaeontinid from the Triassic of Korea and its significance.
abstract: A new, extraordinary palaeontinid Hallakkungis amisanus Nam, Wang &Szwedo, gen. et sp. nov., from the Upper Triassic of the Amisan Formation in Boryeong City, Korea is described. It is the first Palaeontinidae from Korea. The newly described taxon displays a mosaic of characters present in presumed ancestors of this insect family and some highly advanced features.
authors.affiliation: Daejeon Science High School for the Gifted, Daejeon 34142, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kye Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.affiliation: Beijing Museum of Natural History, 126 Tianqiao South St, Beijing, 100050, PR China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Insect Evolution and Environmental Changes, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, PR China.
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.affiliation: Department of Earth Science Education, Kongju National University, 56 Gongjudaehak-ro Gongju-si 32588, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Heon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, University of Gdańsk, 59, Wita Stwosza Street, PL80-308 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szwedo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005580:Fossils; D007313:Insecta; D056910:Republic of Korea; D014921:Wings, Animal