†Marquettia metzeli Pierce and Kirkby 1959 (thread-winged antlion)
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Insecta - Neuroptera - Nemopteridae
Alternative combination: Olivierina metzeli
Full reference: W. D. Pierce and R. A. Kirkby. 1959. Fossil insects from Montana 1. A new fossil nemopterid (Neuroptera). Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 58:47-50
Belongs to Marquettia according to X. M. Lu et al. 2019
See also Carpenter 1959 and Pierce and Kirkby 1959
Sister taxon: Marquettia americana
Type specimen: Kirkby 2747, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Near Alder, Ruby River, which is in a Whitneyan lacustrine shale in the Renova Formation of Montana.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Near Alder, Ruby River
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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