Familial Clarification of Saucrosmylidae stat. nov. and New Saucrosmylids from Daohugou,China (Insecta,Neuroptera) |
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| Authors: | Hui Fang Dong Ren Yongjie Wang |
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| Institution: | Key Lab of Insect Evolution and Environmental Change, College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China, ; Institute of Zoology, CHINA, |
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| Abstract: | BackgoundSaucrosmylids are characterized by the typically large body size, complicated venation and diverse wing markings, which were only discovered in Middle Jurassic of Daohugou, Ningcheng county, Inner Mongolia, China.Conclusions/SignificanceThe intriguing group represents a particular lineage of Neuroptera in the Mesozoic Era. The familial status of Saucrosmylidae was firstly advanced that clarified the former incorrect citation and use of the family name. As an extinct clade, many species of the saucrosmylids were erected just based on a single fore- or hindwing, and it should be realized that providing more stable characters is necessary when describing new lacewing taxa just based on an isolated hindwing. It is vital for the systematics of Saucrosmylidae. |
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