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 Apoglaesoconis according to M. S. Engel and D. A. Grimaldi 2007
See also Grimaldi 2000
Sister taxa: Apoglaesoconis ackermani, Apoglaesoconis cherylae, Apoglaesoconis swolenskyi
Type specimen: AMNH NJ-620, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is White Oaks Pit (Old Crossman's Clay Pits), which is in a Turonian delta plain amber/lignite in the Raritan Formation of New Jersey.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at White Oaks Pit (Old Crossman's Clay Pits)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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