Cretithone Li et al. 2025 (moth lacewing)

Insecta - Neuroptera - Ithonidae

Full reference: Y. Li, C. Shi, D. Ren and Q. Yang. 2025. Taxonomic names, in A new interesting moth lacewing (Neuroptera: Ithonidae) from the mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber. Insects 17(14)

Parent taxon: Ithonidae according to Y. Li et al. 2025

Sister taxa: Allorapisma, Burmithone, Cratovoluptia, Elektrithone, Epigambriinae, Fuscopolystoechotes, Guithone, Lasiosmylus, Lichenipolystoechotes, Osmyloides, Palaeopsychops, Paleopterocalla, Polystoechotes, Principiala, Puripolystoechotes, Pycnopolystoechotes, Sinuijuala, Stictopolystoechotes, Mesopolystoechus, Frustumopsychops, Ricaniella, Polystoechotites, Meilingius, Jurapolystoechotes, Panfilovdvia, Megapolystoechus

Subtaxa: Cretithone zhangi

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Type: Cretithone zhangi

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (CNU collection)

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