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genus is a synonym of Palaeomantis. New descriptions and figures 
of these fossils are included here. 
Family Palaeomanteidae Handlirsch 
Genus Palaeomantis Handlirsch 
Palaeomantis Handlirsch, 1904, Mem. Acad. Sci. Petersb., 16: 4. 
[Synonyms: Delopterum Sellards, 1909; Pseudomantis Martynov, 1928; 
Leptoneurula Martynov; Pseudodelopterum Martynov; Delopsocus 
Tillyard; Miomantisca Zalessky, 1956; Delopteriella Zalessky, 1956; 
Miomatoneurites Zalessky, 1956; Stefanomioptera Guthorl, 1962 (new 
synonymy) .] 
This genus has now been found in Permian deposits in the United 
States, Czechoslovakia, and the Soviet Union. The two following 
species are the only Upper Carboniferous ones known in the genus 
or family. 
Palaeomantis hangardi (Guthorl) 
Stefanomioptera hangardi Guthorl, 1962, Palaeont. Zeitschrift, Schmidt Fest- 
band: 69, fig. 3; plate 6, figs. la-d. 
Fore wing: length, 6.3 mm., width, 2.0 mm. Sc terminating 
before the middle of the wing and bearing a distinct fork distally; 
Ri with an oblique distal veinlet; Rs with three terminal branches, 
R2, R3, R4 + 5; M arising as usual from CuA at about the level of 
the origin of Rs, with a deep fork, both branches apparently simple; 
anterior branch of CuA with a distal veinlet directed to the hind 
margin ; CuP straight. The wing is uniformly covered with fine hairs. 
Holotype: No. 1 in the Guthorl Collection, Geol. Inst. Univ. 
Saarlandes. Collected in Upper Carboniferous beds (Stephanian A), 
near Neunkirc'hen, Germany. This is a complete and well preserved 
fore wing. 
In his drawing of this specimen, Guthorl showed M arising from 
Rs and he designated that as the basis of the genus Stefanomioptera. 
However, the origin of M from CuA, as in all other known Miomop- 
tera, can be distinctly seen in the type specimen, especially when the 
surface of the specimen has been moistened with water or alcohol. 
Guthdrl’s drawing also missed completely all of CuP ; this is usually 
a weak vein in the Miomoptera and can easily be overlooked ; ap- 
plication of alcohol to the specimen brings this vein out clearly. With 
these corrections made, S. hangardi is a typical P alaeomantis , differ- 
ing from other species in the minor details of branching and wing 
shape. 
