†Megalomus caucasicus Makarkin 1991 (brown lacewing)
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Insecta - Neuroptera - Hemerobiidae
Full reference: V. N. Makarkin. 1991. Miocene insects (Neuroptera) from the northern Caucasus and Sikhote-Alin. Paleontological Journal 25(1):55-65
Belongs to Megalomus according to V. N. Makarkin et al. 2016
See also Engel and Grimaldi 2007 and Makarkin 1991
Sister taxa: Megalomus densistriatus, Megalomus maculosus, Megalomus tinctus
Type specimen: PIN 254/2829, a forewing. Its type locality is Vishnevaya Balka creek, outcrop 3 bed IX, Stavropol (PIN collection 254), which is in a Miocene lacustrine shale in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Vishnevaya Balka creek, outcrop 3 bed IX, Stavropol (PIN collection 254)
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