†Cretithone zhangi Li et al. 2025 (moth lacewing)
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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)
Belongs to Cretithone according to Y. Li et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CNU-NEU-MA2018145, an exoskeleton (forewing). Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (CNU collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (CNU collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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