Epignopholeon sophiae Makarkin 2017 (antlion)

Insecta - Neuroptera - Myrmeleontidae

Full reference: V. N. Makarkin. 2017. Oldest new genus of Myrmeleontidae (Neuroptera) from the Eocene Green River Formation. Zootaxa 4337:540-552

Belongs to Epignopholeon according to V. N. Makarkin 2017

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UCM 88421, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is UCM locality 2009063 (Claudia's Place), which is in an Uintan lacustrine - large shale in the Green River Formation of Colorado.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at UCM locality 2009063 (Claudia's Place)

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