Nymphites sibiricus Ponomarenko 1992

Insecta - Neuroptera - Nymphidae

Alternative combinations: Mesonymphes sibirica, Mesonymphes sibiricus

Full reference: A. G. Ponomarenko. 1992. Neuroptera (Insecta) from the Lower Cretaceous of Transbaykalia. Paleontological Journal 26(3):56-66

Belongs to Nymphites according to S. B. Archibald and V. N. Makarkin 2020

See also Ponomarenko 1992 and Shi et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Nymphites bimaculatus, Nymphites braueri, Nymphites lithographicus, Nymphites priscus

Type specimen: PIN 1989/52, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 1989), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large siltstone/marl in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.

Distribution: found only at Baissa (PIN collection 1989)

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