Insecta - Neuroptera - Psychopsidae

Full reference: M. S. Engel and D. A. Grimaldi. 2008. Diverse Neuropterida in Cretaceous amber, with particular reference to the paleofauna of Myanmar (Insecta). Nova Supplementa Entomologica 20:1-86

Parent taxon: Psychopsidae according to Y. Y. Peng et al. 2011

See also Engel and Grimaldi 2008

Sister taxa: Acanthopsychops, Actinoptilon, Ainigmapsychops, Alloepipsychopsis, Angaropsychops, Apeirophlebia, Aphthartopsychops, Arctopsychops, Baisopsychops, Beipiaopsychops, Calopsychops, Cretapsychops, Electropsychops, Embaneura, Epipsychopsis, Gigantopsychops, Grammapsychops, Kagapsychops, Lasiopsychops, Micropsychops, Miopsychopsis, Propsychops, Propsychopsis, Psychopsis, Psychopsites, Pterinoblattina, Pulchroptilonia, Purbepsychopsis, Putzneura, Sinopsychops, Triassopsychops, Trichophlebia

Subtaxa: Litopsychopsis burmitica

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (AMNH collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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