Insecta - Raphidioptera - Mesoraphidiidae
Alternative combination: Mesoraphidia luzzii
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 Grimaldiraphidia according to Y. N. Lu et al. 2015
See also Bechly and Wolf-Schwenninger 2011, Engel 2002 and Grimaldi 2000
Sister taxa: Grimaldiraphidia mitchelli, Grimaldiraphidia parvula, Grimaldiraphidia purbeckensis
Type specimen: AMNH NJ-435, 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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