†Lithosmylus columbianus Cockerell 1908 (lance lacewing)
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Insecta - Neuroptera - Osmylidae
Alternative combination: Osmylus columbianus
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1908. Fossil Osmylidae (Neuroptera) in America. The Canadian Entomologist 40(10):341-343
Belongs to Lithosmylus according to S. L. Winterton et al. 2019
See also Carpenter 1943 and Cockerell 1908
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Florissant, Station BB, which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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