†Eosialis Nel et al. 2002 (alderfly)
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Insecta - Megaloptera - Sialidae
Full reference: A. Nel, J. Menier, G. De Ploeg, G. Hodebert, and L. Danvin. 2002. Eosialis, a new alderfly genus in French Lowermost Eocene amber (Insecta, Megaloptera, Sialidae). Geobios 35:313-319
Parent taxon: Sialinae according to C. C. Martins et al. 2022
See also Engel and Grimaldi 2008, Liu et al. 2015 and Nel et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Austrosialis, Dobbertinia, Haplosialodes, Ilyobius, Indosialis, Proindosialis, Protosialis, Sialis
Subtaxa: Eosialis dorisi
Type: Eosialis dorisi
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Oise amber, Le Quesnoy (Eocene of France)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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