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Stem‐group fossils of Symphrasinae shed light on early evolution of Mantispidae (Insecta, Neuroptera)
Author(s) -
Shi Chaofan,
Yang Qiang,
Winterton Shaun L.,
Pang Hong,
Ren Dong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
papers in palaeontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.827
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 2056-2802
DOI - 10.1002/spp2.1265
Subject(s) - neuroptera , subfamily , biology , sister group , biogeography , zoology , cretaceous , extant taxon , evolutionary biology , phylogenetic tree , ecology , paleontology , clade , larva , gene , biochemistry
Two new mantid lacewing genera and species, Archaeosymphrasis pennyi gen. et sp. nov. and Habrosymphrasis xiai gen. et sp. nov., are described from mid‐Cretaceous Myanmar amber. Phylogenetic analysis recovered the new genera as stem‐group Symphrasinae, sister to the rest of the subfamily. These represent the oldest fossil record of the subfamily Symphrasinae (Neuroptera, Mantispidae) and illuminate the evolutionary history of Symphrasinae, as well as providing insights into the group's historical biogeography. They also provide new evidence for divergence time estimates of extant mantispid subfamilies.