Baissoleon cretaceus Makarkin 1990 (split-footed lacewing)

Insecta - Neuroptera - Nymphidae

Alternative combination: Baissoleon cretaceous

Full reference: V. N. Makarkin. 1990. Baissoleon cretaceus gen. and sp. nov. Fossil Neuroptera from the Lower Cretaceous of Baisa, east Siberia. 2. Nymphitidae. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 26(1):125-126

Belongs to Baissoleon according to C. F. Shi et al. 2015

See also Makarkin 1990

Sister taxon: Baissoleon similis

Type specimen: PIN 1989/54, a wing (almost complete fore and hindwings). Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 1989), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large siltstone/marl in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Baissa (PIN collection 1989)

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