†Lithochrysa wickhami Cockerell 1914 (green lacewing)
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Insecta - Neuroptera - Chrysopidae
Alternative combination: Palaeochrysa wickhami
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1914. New and little known insects from the Miocene of Florissant, Colorado. Journal of Geology 22:714-724
Belongs to Lithochrysa according to V. N. Makarkin et al. 2022
See also Adams 1967, Archibald and Makarkin 2017, Carpenter 1935 and Cockerell 1914
Sister taxa: Lithochrysa borealis, Lithochrysa concinnula, Lithochrysa ferruginea, Lithochrysa meyeri
Type specimen: MCZ 3350, an exoskeleton (fairly complete body with wings)
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Wilson Ranch, Florissant (Eocene of Colorado)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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