†Mesosmylina falcifera Ansorge 1996 (lance lacewing)
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Insecta - Neuroptera - Osmylidae
Alternative combination: Mesosmylina falciferum
Full reference: J. Ansorge. 1996. Insekten aus dem oberen Lias von Grimmen (Vorpommern, Norddeutschland). Neue Paläontologische Abhandlungen 2:1-132
Belongs to Mesosmylina according to S. L. Winterton et al. 2019
See also Ansorge 1996
Sister taxa: Mesosmylina angusta, Mesosmylina exornata, Mesosmylina mongolica, Mesosmylina shurabica, Mesosmylina sibirica
Type specimen: LGA 1295, a forewing. Its type locality is Klein Lehmhagen pit, Grimmen (LGA collection), which is in a Toarcian offshore shale in Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Klein Lehmhagen pit, Grimmen (LGA collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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