Micromantispa Shi et al. 2015 (thorny lacewing)

Insecta - Neuroptera - Rhachiberothidae

Full reference: C. F. Shi, M. Ohl, J. Wunderlich and D. Ren. 2015. A remarkable new genus of Mantispidae (Insecta, Neuroptera) from Cretaceous amber of Myanmar and its implications on raptorial foreleg evolution in Mantispidae. Cretaceous Research 52:416-422

Parent taxon: Paraberothinae according to H. Nakamine et al. 2020

See also Jepson 2015, Makarkin 2015, Makarkin 2015, Shi et al. 2015 and Shi et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Acanthoberotha, Albertoberotha, Alboberotha, Astioberotha, Chimerhachiberotha, Creagroparaberotha, Eorhachiberotha, Kujiberotha, Paraberotha, Raptorapax, Retinoberotha, Rhachibermissa, Scoloberotha, Spinoberotha, Stygioberotha, Uranoberotha

Subtaxa: Micromantispa cristata Micromantispa galeata Micromantispa spicata

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Type: Micromantispa cristata

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Myanmar (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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