Makarkinia irmae Machado et al. 2020 (lacewing)

Insecta - Neuroptera - Kalligrammatidae

Full reference: R. J. P. Machado, A. V. L. Freitas, and G. C. Ribeiro. 2020. A new giant species of the remarkable extinct family Kalligrammatidae (Insecta: Neuroptera) from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil. Cretaceous Research 120(104724)

Belongs to Makarkinia according to R. J. P. Machado et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Makarkinia adamsi, Makarkinia kerneri

Type specimen: UFABC CCNH-103, a hindwing. Its type locality is Pedreira Três Irmãos quarry, Crato (UFABC CCNH collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Pedreira Três Irmãos quarry, Crato (UFABC CCNH collection)

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