Spiloconis oediloma Engel and Grimaldi 2007 (dustywing)

Insecta - Neuroptera - Coniopterygidae

Full reference: M. S. Engel and D. A. Grimaldi. 2007. The neuropterid fauna of Dominican and Mexican amber (Neuropterida: Megaloptera, Neuroptera). American Museum Novitates 3587:1-58

Belongs to Spiloconis according to D. Grimaldi et al. 2013

See also Engel and Grimaldi 2007

Sister taxa: Spiloconis eominuta, Spiloconis glaesaria

Type specimen: AMNH DR-14-1097, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (AMNH coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (AMNH coll)

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