Insecta - Neuroptera - Nemopteridae
Full reference: R. G. Martins-Neto and M. A. Vulcano. 1997. Neurópteros (Insecta, Planipennia) da Formação Santana (Cretáceo Inferior), Bacia do Araripe, Nordeste do Brasil. VIII - descrição de novos taxa de Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphidae e Nemopteridadae. Revista da Universidade de Guarulhos, Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde 2(5):64-81
Belongs to Cratonemopteryx according to X. M. Lu et al. 2019
See also Martins-Neto 1997, Martins-Neto 2000, Martins-Neto 2002 and Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1997
Sister taxa: Cratonemopteryx audax, Cratonemopteryx robusta
Type specimen: CV-6112, 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 (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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