Insecta - Neuroptera - Babinskaiidae
Alternative combination: Nelia maculata
Full reference: R. G. Martins-Neto and M. A. Vulcano. 1989. Neurópteros (Insecta, Planipennia) da Formação Santana (Cretáceo Inferior), Bacia do Araripe, nordeste do Brasil. IV - Complemento às partes I e II, com descrição de novos taxa. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 61:311-318
Belongs to Neliana according to V. N. Makarkin et al. 2017
See also Martins-Neto 1992, Martins-Neto 1997, Martins-Neto 2000, Martins-Neto 2002 and Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CV-1777, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Crato (Vulcano collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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