The genus name refers to the Huang Jian (not the Yellow River or "Huang He", but a smaller tributary of the Jinghe River in Gansu), and combines it with a Latinized Greek pteron, "wing".
The genus name originates from the Huang Jian (not the Yellow River or "Huang He", but a smaller tributary of the Jinghe River in Gansu), combined with a Latinized Greek term, pteron, meaning "wing".