A new Lower Cretaceous Nymphid (Insecta, Neuroptera, Nymphidae) from the Crato Formation of Brazil

Authors

  • Federica Menon
  • Rafael G. Martins-Neto
  • David M. Martill

Abstract

The family Nymphidae Rambur 1842 (Neuroptera) has only recently been recorded from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of the Chapada do Araripe, northeast Brazil, with three new genera and species. The new, exceptionally preserved nymphid Araripenymphes seldeni n. gen. et sp., comes from the Nova Olinda Member, basal unit of the Crato Formation. The new species shows some unique characteristics in wing venation, such as the cubital area, number of radial cells and RP branches, not shared by the other known genera.

Key words: Araripe Basin, fossil, lacewing, Brazil, new genus and species.

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Published

2021-06-08

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2005): jan/jun

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