†Cimbrochrysa americana Makarkin et al. 2022 (green lacewing)
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Insecta - Neuroptera - Chrysopidae
Full reference: V. N. Makarkin, G. S. Antell, and S. B. Archibald. 2022. A revision of Chrysopidae (Neuroptera) from the late Eocene Florissant Formation, Colorado, with description of new species. Zootaxa 5133:301-345
Belongs to Cimbrochrysa according to V. N. Makarkin et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Cimbrochrysa major, Cimbrochrysa moleriensis
Type specimen: UCM 33497, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant, Station 14, which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant, Station 14
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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