Ankyloleon caudatus Badano et al. 2021 (lacewing)

Insecta - Neuroptera

Full reference: D. Badano, J. T. Haug, and P. Cerretti. 2021. Taxonomic names, in X-ray microtomography and phylogenomics provide insights into the morphology and evolution of an enigmatic Mesozoic insect larva. Systematic Entomology 46:672-684

Belongs to Ankyloleon according to J. T. Haug and C. Haug 2023

See also Badano et al. 2021

Sister taxon: Ankyloleon caroluspetrus

Type specimen: MZURPAL00111, a nymph (larva). Its type locality is Burmese amber (MZUR collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Myanmar (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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