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Issue: Vol. 5715 No. 1: 28 Oct. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-10-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5715.1.17
Page range: 199-203
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A new highly unusual genus of Nymphidae (Neuroptera) from the Upper Jurassic of Kazakhstan

Borissiak Paleontological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences; 117997; Profsoyuznaya str. 123; Moscow; Russia
Neuroptera fossil insects new species Jurassic Mesozoic Myrmeleontoidea

Abstract

Iphigensia storozhenkoi gen. et sp. nov. (Neuroptera: Nymphidae) is described from the Middle-Upper Jurassic of Kazakhstan based on an almost complete forewing. The Iphigensinae subfam. nov. is proposed to accommodate this genus, which is characterized by a unique venation pattern and presence of contra radial sector (Crs): this is an additional longitudinal vein, formed by the fusion of the proximal branches of RP, and unknown in both extant and other fossil lacewings. Discovery of Iphigensia gen. nov. with derived venation suggests that early radiation of Myrmeleontoidea was more extensive than previously thought.

 

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How to Cite

Khramov, A.V. (2025) A new highly unusual genus of Nymphidae (Neuroptera) from the Upper Jurassic of Kazakhstan. Zootaxa, 5715 (1), 199–203. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5715.1.17