New neuropteran insects (Osmylidae, Palaeoleontidae, Araripeneuridae and Psychopsidae) from the Santana Formation, Early Cretaceous NE Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.4013/4688Abstract
This paper aims to present the results of a taxonomic study with the fossil Neuroptera from the Crato Member, Santana Formation, Lower Cretaceous from Araripe Basin, Ceará, Brazil. Based on these results, it is proposed the following new taxa: Nuddsia repatriata n. sp. (Osmylidae), Neurastenyx conani n. sp. (Palaeoleontidae), Diegopteryx raptorius n. gen. et n. sp. (Araripeneuridae, Cratopteryxinae n. subfam.), and Putzneura parcimoniosa n. gen. et n. sp. (Psychopsidae). The new taxa attests the success of the Neuroptera in equatorial areas of Gondawana during the end of Mesozoic, similar to that reached in Northern Hemisphere, which is valid mainly to the Psychopsidae from Brazil, that show big-size and conspicuous colour patterns, intense pubescence, and it is associated to other endemic forms.
Key words: Neuroptera, Santana Formation, Araripe Basin, Lower Cretaceous, Brazil.Downloads
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