†family Cratosmylidae Myskowiak et al. 2015

Insecta - Neuroptera - Cratosmylidae

Alternative spelling: Cratosmylinae

Full reference: J. Myskowiak, F. Escuillié, and A. Nel. 2015. A new Osmylidae (Insecta, Neuroptera) from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation in Brazil. Cretaceous Research 54:27-33

Parent taxon: Myrmeleontoidea according to X. M. Lu et al. 2022

See also Archibald and Makarkin 2020, Makarkin et al. 2017, Myskowiak et al. 2015, Winterton et al. 2019 and Winterton et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Adelpholeon, Babinskaiidae, Burmitus, Chrysoleonites, Cretoleon, Diodontognathus, Electrocaptivus, Mesoptynx, Microsmylus, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontoidae, Nemopteridae, Nymphidae, Nymphidoidae, Rafaelianidae

Subtaxa: Araripenymphes Cratosmylus

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Type: Cratosmylus

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (3 collections), Myanmar (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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