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Phylogeny of split‐footed lacewings ( N europtera, N ymphidae), with descriptions of new C retaceous fossil species from C hina
Author(s) -
Shi Chaofan,
Winterton Shaun L.,
Ren Dong
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cladistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.323
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1096-0031
pISSN - 0748-3007
DOI - 10.1111/cla.12104
Subject(s) - biology , zoology , genus , phylogenetics , taxon , cretaceous , clade , botany , paleontology , gene , genetics
A phylogeny of the lacewing family N ymphidae based on morphology and DNA sequences is presented including representatives of all living genera and selected fossil genera. W idely distributed J urassic and C retaceous genera gave rise to recent taxa now restricted to A ustralasia. Two previously defined clades (i.e. N ymphinae and M yiodactylinae) were recovered and reflect the diverging adult and larval morphology of members of these two subfamilies. From C hinese C retaceous deposits, a new genus ( S pilonymphes gen. nov.) is described with one new species, as well as new species described in the genera B aissoleon M akarkin and S ialium W estwood.