Mesochrysopidae

Mesochrysopidae
Temporal range: Toarcian–Cenomanian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Superfamily: Chrysopoidea
Family: Mesochrysopidae
Handlirsch 1906
Genera

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Mesochrysopidae is an extinct family of lacewings known from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. They are considered to be closely related to green lacewings of the family Chrysopidae. The family are also alternatively considered a paraphyletic grade leading up to crown Chrysopidae.[1]

  1. ^ Liu, Xingyue; Zhang, Weiwei; Winterton, Shaun L.; Breitkreuz, Laura C.V.; Engel, Michael S. (2016). "Early Morphological Specialization for Insect-Spider Associations in Mesozoic Lacewings". Current Biology. 26 (12): 1590–1594. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.04.039. PMID 27212405.