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Issue: Vol. 5723 No. 2: 25 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.2.8
Page range: 292-300
Abstract views: 24
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New Middle Jurassic Osmylopsychopidae (Neuroptera) from Northeastern China

College of Life Sciences; Capital Normal University; Beijing 100048; China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization; Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization; Institute of Zoology; Guangdong Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou 510260; China
College of Life Sciences; Capital Normal University; Beijing 100048; China
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization; Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization; Institute of Zoology; Guangdong Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou 510260; China
Neuroptera Daohugou insect fossil Mesozoic new species

Abstract

Osmylopsychopidae, belong to an extinct family within Neuroptera. In this study, two new genera and three new species, namely, Densipsychops pectinatus gen. et sp. nov., Puripsychops eurypterus gen. et sp. nov. and Eupypsychops oligophlebius sp. nov. are described from the Middle Jurassic of Jiulongshan Formation of Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China. A list of known osmylopsychopids and a key to genera are provided. The new finding further enhances our comprehension on the diversity of osmylopsychopids.

 

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How to Cite

Liu, X., Ren, D. & Wang, Y. (2025) New Middle Jurassic Osmylopsychopidae (Neuroptera) from Northeastern China. Zootaxa, 5723 (2), 292–300. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.2.8