Insecta - Neuroptera - Ithonidae
Full reference: S. Andersen. 2001. Silky lacewings (Neuroptera: Psychopsidae) from the Eocene-Paleocene transition of Denmark with a review of the fossil record and comments on phylogeny and zoogeography. Insect Systematics & Evolution 32:419-438
Belongs to Palaeopsychops according to S. B. Archibald and V. N. Makarkin 2006
Sister taxa: Palaeopsychops abruptus, Palaeopsychops angustifasciatus, Palaeopsychops dodgeorum, Palaeopsychops douglasae, Palaeopsychops latifasciatus, Palaeopsychops marringerae, Palaeopsychops quadratus, Palaeopsychops setosus, Palaeopsychops timmi
Type specimen: GMUC 298, a hindwing. Its type locality is Ejerslev Molergrav, Mors, between layers +25 and +30 , which is in a Ypresian offshore ramp diatomite/volcaniclastic in the Fur Formation of Denmark.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Ejerslev Molergrav, Mors, between layers +25 and +30
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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