Insecta - Neuroptera - Myrmeleontoidae
Alternative combinations: Neurastenyx araripensis, Palaeoleon araripensis
Full reference: R. G. Martins-Neto. 1992. Neurópteros (Insecta, Planipennia) da Formação Santana (Cretáceo Inferior), Bacia do Araripe, nordeste do Brasil. VII - Palaeoleontinae, nova subfamília de Myrmeleontidae e descrição de novos táxons. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 36:803-815
Belongs to Baisopardus according to J. Myskowiak and A. Nel 2016
See also Martins-Neto 1992, Martins-Neto 1997, Martins-Neto 2000 and Martins-Neto 2002
Sister taxa: Baisopardus banksianus, Baisopardus conani, Baisopardus cryptohymen, Baisopardus escuilliei, Baisopardus polyhymnia, Baisopardus pumilio
Type specimen: UnG/1T-03, a forewing. Its type locality is Crato, Tatajuba farm, Araripe Basin, which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large limestone in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Crato, Tatajuba farm, Araripe Basin
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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