Halteriomantispa grimaldii gen. et sp. nov.: A new genus and species of the family Dipteromantispidae (Insecta: Neuroptera) from the mid-Cretaceous amber of Myanmar

  • Xingyue Liu ,
  • Xiumei Lu ,
  • Weiwei Zhang
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  • 1Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China

    2Three Gorges Entomological Museum, P.O. Box 4680, Chongqing 400015, China

    *Corresponding author, Email: xingyue_liu@yahoo.com

Online published: 2016-04-24

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31322501, 41271063).

Abstract

The family Dipteromantispidae, previously with only two genera and three species, is one of the enigmatic groups of the Cretaceous Neuroptera by the mantispid-like appearance combined with strongly reduced hind wings specialized into a haltere-like structure. A new genus and species of Dipteromantispidae, namely Halteriomantispa grimaldii gen. et sp. nov., is herein described based on an exquisitely preserved specimen from the mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar. It represents the first record of Dipteromantispidae from the amber deposit of mid-Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) of Myanmar. A brief discussion on the homology of forewing venations and female genital sclerites of Dipteromantispidae is given.

Cite this article

Xingyue Liu , Xiumei Lu , Weiwei Zhang . Halteriomantispa grimaldii gen. et sp. nov.: A new genus and species of the family Dipteromantispidae (Insecta: Neuroptera) from the mid-Cretaceous amber of Myanmar[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2016 , 41(2) : 165 -172 . DOI: 10.11865/zs.201615

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