Dipteromantispidae

Dipteromantispidae is an extinct family of neuropterans known from the Cretaceous period. Unlike other neuropterans, the family possesses only a single set of fully developed forewings, with the hindwings reduced to haltere like structures. They are generally small in size (forewing length 2.6-7.9 mm) and possess raptorial forelegs. They are considered to belong to Mantispoidea, with an uncertain position within the clade.[1]

Dipteromantispidae Temporal range: Aptian–Turonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Halteriomantispa grimaldii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Neuroptera
Superfamily:	Mantispoidea
Family:	†Dipteromantispidae Makarkin et al. 2013
Genera
See text

Taxonomy

• †Burmodipteromantispa Liu et al. 2016[2]
  • †Burmodipteromantispa jiaxiaoae Liu et al. 2016 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Enigmadipteromantispa Azar et al. 2020[3]
  • †Enigmadipteromantispa dimyi Azar et al. 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Dipteromantispa Makarkin et al. 2013[4]
  • †Dipteromantispa brevisubcosta Makarkin et al. 2013 Yixian Formation, China, Aptian
• †Halteriomantispa Liu et al. 2016[2]
  • †Halteriomantispa grimaldii Liu et al. 2016 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Jersimantispa Liu et al. 2016[2]
  • †Jersimantispa henryi Grimaldi 2000[5] (Formerly Mantispidiptera henryi) New Jersey amber, Turonian
• †Kurtodipteromantispa Li & Liu, 2020[6] Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
  • †Kurtodipteromantispa xiai Li et al, 2020[1]
  • †Kurtodipteromantispa zhuodei Li & Liu, 2020
• †Mantispidiptera Grimaldi 2000[5]
  • †Mantispidiptera enigmatica Grimaldi 2000 New Jersey amber, Turonian
• †Mantispidipterella Liu et al. 2016[2]
  • †Mantispidipterella longissima Liu et al. 2016 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Paradipteromantispa Li et al, 2020[1]
  • †Paradipteromantispa polyneura Li et al, 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

References

1. Li, Hongyu; Zhuo, De; Wang, Bo; Liu, Xingyue (December 2020). "New dipteromantispids (Insecta: Neuroptera: Dipteromantispidae) from mid-Cretaceous Myanmar amber". Cretaceous Research. 116: 104579. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104579.
2. Liu, Xingyue; Lu, Xiumei; Zhang, Weiwei (April 2017). "New genera and species of the family Dipteromantispidae (Insecta: Neuroptera) from the Cretaceous amber of Myanmar and New Jersey". Cretaceous Research. 72: 18–25. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.12.007.
3. Azar, Dany; Maksoud, Sibelle; Huang, Diying (2020-08-31). "A new dipteromantispid from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Neuroptera: Dipteromantispidae)". Palaeoentomology. 3 (4): 407–414. doi:10.11646/palaeoentomology.3.4.13. ISSN 2624-2834.
4. Makarkin, Vladimir N.; Yang, Qiang; Ren, Dong (February 2013). "A new Cretaceous family of enigmatic two-winged lacewings (Neuroptera)". Fossil Record. 16 (1): 67–75. doi:10.1002/mmng.201300002.
5. D. Grimaldi. 2000. A diverse fauna of Neuropterodea in amber from the Cretaceous of New Jersey. Studies on Fossils in Amber, with Particular Reference to the Cretaceous of New Jersey 259-303
6. Li, H.Y., Liu, X.Y. 2020. A new genus and species of Dipteromantispidae (Insecta: Neuroptera) from Cretaceous Burmese amber. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica, 59 (1): 100–108