†subfamily Allopterinae Zhang 1991 (lacewing)

Insecta - Neuroptera - Mesochrysopidae

Alternative spelling: Allopteridae

Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 1991. A new family of Neuroptera (Insecta) from the late Mesozoic of Shandong, China. Science in China (Series B) 34:1105-1111

Parent taxon: Mesochrysopidae according to X. Y. Liu et al. 2016

See also Engel and Grimaldi 2008, Nel et al. 2005 and Zhang 1991

Sister taxa: Aristenymphes, Caririchrysa, Chimerochrysopa, Dryellina, Karenina, Kareninoides, Longicellochrysa, Macronympha, Mesascalaphus, Mesochrysopa, Mesotermes, Protoaristenymphes, Tachinymphes, Tachinymphinae, Triangulochrysopa

Subtaxa: Allopterus Pedanoptera

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Type: Allopterus

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (1 collection), Myanmar (3), Spain (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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