New dustywings from mid-Cretaceous amber of Myanmar reveal spectacular diversity

Two new genera and species of Coniopterygidae (Neuroptera) are described and illustrated from mid Cretaceous (Cenomanian) amber of Myanmar. Mulleroconishyalina gen. n. et sp. n. , attributed to the Coniopteryginae, bears a unique combination of venation characters and an abdomen without plicatures....

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Published in:ZooKeys 2019 (827), p.139
Main Authors: Ruzicková, Dominika, Nel, André, Prokop, Jakub
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Discovery and exploration
Identification and classification
Lacewings
Physiological aspects
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Summary:Two new genera and species of Coniopterygidae (Neuroptera) are described and illustrated from mid Cretaceous (Cenomanian) amber of Myanmar. Mulleroconishyalina gen. n. et sp. n. , attributed to the Coniopteryginae, bears a unique combination of venation characters and an abdomen without plicatures. The second new genus, attributed to the Aleuropteryginae, i.e. Palaeoconisazari gen. n. et sp. n. , displays a unique pattern of crossveins 1m-cua and 2mp2-cua, with the latter crossing the pigmented spot. A check-list of all fossil genera and species of Coniopterygidae is provided.
ISSN:1313-2989
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.827.31961