Mesoberotha superba Riek 1955

Insecta - Neuroptera - Berothidae

Alternative combination: Proberotha superba

Full reference: E. F. Riek. 1955. Fossil insects from the Triassic beds at Mt. Crosby, Queensland. Australian Journal of Zoology 3(4):654-691

Belongs to Mesoberotha according to A. V. Khramov 2023

See also Carpenter 1991 and Riek 1955

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: University of Queensland Department of Geology C1404, C2098, a forewing. Its type locality is Mount Crosby Insect Bed (UQ collection), which is in a Norian pond shale in Australia.

Distribution: found only at Mount Crosby Insect Bed (UQ collection)

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