†Heteromantispa polytricha Xiang et al. 2026 (mantidfly)
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Insecta - Neuroptera - Mantispidae
Full reference: X. Xiang, P. Chen, and Q. Yang. 2026. Taxonomic names, in New fossil lacewings give new insight into the diversity of Mantispidae (Insecta: Neuroptera) from the mid-Cretaceous amber. Life 16(625)
Belongs to Heteromantispa according to X. Xiang et al. 2026
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CNU-NEU-MA2018086, an exoskeleton. 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)
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