A New Thorny Lacewing (Neuroptera: Rhachiberothidae) from Canadian Cretaceous Amber

Albertoberotha leuckorum McKellar and Engel, a new genus and species of the neuropteran family Rhachiberothidae is described from Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) amber from the Grassy Lake locality in Alberta, Canada. Rhachiberothidae today consist of 13 species from sub-saharan Africa; but 12 species...

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Published in:Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 2009-04, Vol.82 (2), p.114-121
Main Authors: McKellar, Ryan C., Engel, Michael S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amber
Berothidae
Biological taxonomies
Campanian
Campanian age
Chrysopidae
Coal
Entomology
Fossils
Genera
Geology
Hemerobiiformia
Lacewings
Lakes
Neuroptera
Neuropterida
Planipennia
Research s
taxonomy
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Summary:Albertoberotha leuckorum McKellar and Engel, a new genus and species of the neuropteran family Rhachiberothidae is described from Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) amber from the Grassy Lake locality in Alberta, Canada. Rhachiberothidae today consist of 13 species from sub-saharan Africa; but 12 species in amber throughout the Northern Hemisphere indicate that the family was global at least 125–45 mya. Despite the extent of existing studies pertaining to amber-entombed neuropterans, only members of the Berothidae and Chrysopidae have been conclusively reported from Canadian amber to date. We describe the first representative of the Rhachiberothidae to be observed in Campanian amber and draw comparisons with genera in other Cretaceous deposits.
ISSN:0022-8567
1937-2353
DOI:10.2317/JKES811.10.1