†Mesomantispa sibirica Makarkin 1996 (mantidfly)
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Insecta - Neuroptera - Mantispidae
Full reference: V. N. Makarkin. 1996. Fossil Neuroptera of the Lower Cretaceous of Baisa, east Siberia. Part 5. Mantispidae. Russian Entomological Journal 5:91-93
Belongs to Mesomantispa according to J. E. Jepson 2015
See also Engel and Grimaldi 2007 and Makarkin 1996
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIN 3064/2425, a forewing (basal half). Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 3064, bed 31), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large marl/siltstone in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baissa (PIN collection 3064, bed 31)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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