A new genus of dustywings (Neuroptera: Coniopterygidae) in Late Cretaceous Vendean amber

Vincent Perrichot (1) , Romain Garrouste (2) , Dany Azar (3) , Didier Néraudeau (1) , André Nel (2)

1 GR - Géosciences Rennes
2 OSEB - Origine, structure et évolution de la biodiversité
3 Department of Natural Sciences

A new genus and species of Coniopterygidae is described from a female preserved in Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to Santonian) amber of Vendée, in northwestern France. Garnaconis dupeorum Perrichot & Nel, n. gen. and sp., displays intermixing features between Aleuropteryginae and Coniopteryginae as currently defined, making its accurate phylogenetic placement difficult. It is tentatively placed in the Aleuropteryginae. A new practical key to the Mesozoic genera of dustywings is proposed.

Domains: Earth Sciences

Vincent Perrichot, Romain Garrouste, Dany Azar, Didier Néraudeau, André Nel. A new genus of dustywings (Neuroptera: Coniopterygidae) in Late Cretaceous Vendean amber. Paleontological Contributions, 2014, 10F, pp.25-29. ⟨insu-01093106⟩