Insecta - Neuroptera - Coniopterygidae
Full reference: D. Grimaldi. 2000. A diverse fauna of Neuropterodea in amber from the Cretaceous of New Jersey. Studies on Fossils in Amber, with Particular Reference to the Cretaceous of New Jersey 259-303
Belongs to Glaesoconis according to M. S. Engel and D. A. Grimaldi 2007
See also Grimaldi 2000
Sister taxa: Glaesoconis baliopteryx, Glaesoconis cretica, Glaesoconis popovi
Type specimen: AMNH NJ-67, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Sunrise landing, East Brunswick, which is in a Turonian terrestrial amber in the Raritan Formation of New Jersey.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: New Jersey collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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