Paradoxomantispa mahaiyingae Zhuo et al. 2022 (mantidfly)

Insecta - Neuroptera - Mantispidae

Full reference: D. Zhuo, H. Y. Li, and X. Y. Liu. 2022. Taxonomic names, in New Cretaceous fossil mantispids highlight the palaeodiversity of the extinct subfamily Doratomantispinae (Neuroptera: Mantispidae). Organisms Diversity & Evolution 22:681-730

Belongs to Paradoxomantispa according to D. Zhuo et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Paradoxomantispa hongi, Paradoxomantispa jiaxiaoae

Type specimen: BXAM BA-NEU-008, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (BXAM Beijing Xiachong Amber Museum collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (BXAM Beijing Xiachong Amber Museum collection)

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