Proneuronema

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Proneuronema
Temporal range: Ypresian–lutetian
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Hemerobiidae
Subfamily:
Genus: Proneuronema
Makarkin et al, 2016
Species
  • P. gradatum
  • P. minor
  • P. wehri

Proneuronema is an extinct genus of lacewing in the neuropteran family Hemerobiidae known from fossils found in North America and Baltic amber. The genus currently contains three species, the amber species P. gradatum and P. minor plus the Ypresian P. wehri of Washington state.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Makarkin, V.; Wedmann, S.; Weiterschan, T. (2016). "A new genus of Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera) from Baltic amber, with a critical review of the Cenozoic Megalomus-like taxa and remarks on the wing venation variability of the family". Zootaxa. 4179 (3): 345–370. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4179.3.2.
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