The Permian–Triassic global crisis was the only event to have a dramatic impact on insect diversity, with Palaeozoic insect clades disappearing and accompanied by the accelerated rise of modern lineages. To date, most Permian palaeoentomological work has focused on the upper Permian deposits of the Normandien Formation (Beaufort Group), KwaZulu–Natal Province. This paper describes the regional insect fauna preserved close to the Permian–Triassic boundary at Wapadsberg Pass, southern Karoo Basin of South Africa, which provides a rare glimpse into insect life immediately before this global crisis. Here, we describe six insect species from six families within five orders from the two Wapadsberg Pass localities. Mioloptera stuckenbergi (Grylloblattodea) and Permocicada sp. (Hemiptera) were recorded previously from the Lopingian KwaZulu–Natal Province. In addition, we detail the first potential occurrence of South African Permian Tettigoniida (Orthoptera: Tettigonioidea & Hagloidea) and Anthracoptilidae (Paoliida). An Auchenorrhynchan (Hemiptera) nymph and an undetermined insect (order uncertain) also are described.

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来自南非卡鲁盆地南部瓦帕兹贝格山口的最新二叠纪昆虫

二叠纪-三叠纪全球危机是唯一对昆虫多样性产生巨大影响的事件，古生代昆虫进化枝消失，伴随着现代谱系的加速崛起。迄今为止，大多数二叠纪古昆虫学工作都集中在夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省诺曼底组（博福特组）的上二叠纪沉积物上。本文描述了保存在南非卡鲁盆地南部瓦帕兹贝格山口二叠纪-三叠纪边界附近的区域昆虫动物群，它提供了对这场全球危机之前昆虫生活的难得一瞥。在这里，我们描述了来自两个 Wapadsberg Pass 地区的五个目内六个科的六个昆虫物种。Mioloptera standenbergi ( Grylloblattodea ) 和Permocicadasp. （半翅目）以前是从洛平基亚夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省记录的。此外，我们详细介绍了南非二叠纪真翅目（直翅目：Tettigonioidea & Hagloidea）和炭疽菌科（Paoliida）的首次可能出现。还描述了 Auchenorrhynchan（半翅目）若虫和未确定的昆虫（顺序不确定）。