Girafficervix baii Du et al. 2023 (lacewing)

Insecta - Neuroptera - Nevrorthidae

Alternative combination: Palaeoneurorthus baii

Full reference: X. H. Du, K. C. Niu, and T. Bao. 2023. Giant Jurassic dragon lacewing larvae with lacustrine palaeoecology represent the oldest fossil record of larval neuropterans. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 290(20222500)

Belongs to Girafficervix according to X. H. Du et al. 2023

See also Du et al. 2023

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: YLSNHM01098, a nymph (larva). Its type locality is Daohugou (YLSNHM collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Jurassic of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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