†Promantispa similis Panfilov 1980 (mantidfly)
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Insecta - Neuroptera - Mantispidae
Full reference: D. V. Panfilov. 1980. New representatives of the Neuropterans (Neuroptera) from the Jurassic of the Karatau region. Fossil insects of the Mesozoic 82-111
Belongs to Promantispa according to J. E. Jepson 2015
See also Engel and Grimaldi 2007 and Panfilov 1980
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIN 2784/1080, a forewing (well preserved). Its type locality is Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2784), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2784)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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