Insecta - Neuroptera - Mesochrysopidae
Full reference: R. G. Martins-Neto. 1997. Neurópteros (Insecta, Planipennia) da Formação Santana (Cretáceo Inferior), Bacia do Araripe, Nordeste do Brasil. X - descrição de novos táxons (Chrysopidae, Babinskaiidae, Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphiidae e Psychopsidae). Revista da Universidade de Guarulhos, Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas 2(4):68-83
Belongs to Karenina according to A. Nel et al. 2005
See also Martins-Neto 1997, Martins-Neto 2000 and Martins-Neto 2002
Sister taxa: Karenina borschukewitzi, Karenina cuneiformis, Karenina leilana, Karenina longicollis
Type specimen: AMNH 44411, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Crato (AMNH collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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