 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2023) |
| Mesochrysopidae Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Superfamily: | Chrysopoidea |
| Family: | †Mesochrysopidae Handlirsch 1906 |
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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]
- ^ 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.