Palaeopsychops Andersen 2001 (moth lacewing)

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

Parent taxon: Ithonidae according to S. L. Winterton and V. N. Makarkin 2010

See also Andersen 2001, Archibald and Makarkin 2006 and Makarkin and Archibald 2003

Sister taxa: Allorapisma, Burmithone, Cratovoluptia, Elektrithone, Epigambriinae, Fuscopolystoechotes, Guithone, Lasiosmylus, Lichenipolystoechotes, Osmyloides, Paleopterocalla, Polystoechotes, Principiala, Puripolystoechotes, Sinuijuala, Jurapolystoechotes, Frustumopsychops, Mesopolystoechus, Panfilovdvia, Ricaniella, Meilingius, Polystoechotites, Megapolystoechus

Subtaxa: Palaeopsychops abruptus Palaeopsychops angustifasciatus Palaeopsychops dodgeorum Palaeopsychops douglasae Palaeopsychops latifasciatus Palaeopsychops maculatus Palaeopsychops marringerae Palaeopsychops quadratus Palaeopsychops setosus Palaeopsychops timmi

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Type: Palaeopsychops latifasciatus

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of Canada (3: British Columbia collections), Denmark (15), United States (1: Washington)

Total: 19 collections including 28 occurrences

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