Insecta - Neuroptera - Chrysopidae
Alternative combination: Palaeochrysa creedei
Full reference: F. M. Carpenter. 1935. Tertiary Insects of the Family Chrysopidae. Journal of Paleontology 9(3):259-271
Belongs to Archaeochrysa according to P. A. Adams 1967
See also Carpenter 1935 and Carpenter 1938
Sister taxa: Archaeochrysa cockerelli, Archaeochrysa fracta, Archaeochrysa paranervis, Archaeochrysa profracta, Archaeochrysa sanikwa
Type specimen: MCZ 4316ab, an exoskeleton (extremely well preserved body and wings). Its type locality is Creede (Michigan collection), which is in an Oligocene crater lake shale in the Creede Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Colorado collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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