Prohemerobius aldertonensis Whalley 1988 (lacewing)

Insecta - Neuroptera - Prohemerobiidae

Full reference: P. E. S. Whalley. 1988. Mesozoic Neuroptera and Raphidioptera (Insecta) in Britain. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology 44(1):45-63

Belongs to Prohemerobius according to P. E. S. Whalley 1988

Sister taxa: Prohemerobius anomalus, Prohemerobius chryseus, Prohemerobius costalis, Prohemerobius dilaroides, Prohemerobius geinitzi, Prohemerobius geinitzianus, Prohemerobius latus, Prohemerobius liasinus, Prohemerobius major, Prohemerobius mediolatus, Prohemerobius minor, Prohemerobius ovatus, Prohemerobius parvulus, Prohemerobius persimilis, Prohemerobius prodromus, Prohemerobius quatuorpictus

Type specimen: NHM I 11304, a forewing. Its type locality is Alderton Hill (Brodie collection), which is in a Falciferum marine limestone in the Whitby Mudstone Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Alderton Hill (Brodie collection)

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