Lapisperla Sroka et al. 2018 (stonefly)

Insecta - Plecoptera - Petroperlidae

Full reference: P. Sroka, A. H. Staniczek, and B. C. Kondratieff. 2018. 'Rolling' stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. PeerJ 6:e5354

Parent taxon: Petroperlidae according to P. Sroka et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Branchioperla, Ovaloperla, Petroperla

Subtaxa: Lapisperla keithrichardsi

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Type: Lapisperla keithrichardsi

Ecology: volant detritivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber (SMNS coll) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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