Leptolingia

Leptolingia is an extinct genus of lacewing insect, which existed in what is now China during the Middle Jurassic period.[1] It contains the species L. jurassica, L. tianyiensis, L. calonervis, and L. imminuta.[1][2] L. imminuta is the smallest known species in the family Grammolingiidae.[2]

Leptolingia
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Neuroptera
Family:
Grammolingiidae
Genus:
Leptolingia

References
  1. Shi, C. F.; Yang, Q.; Ren, D. (2011). "Two new fossil lacewing species from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China (Neuroptera: Grammolingiidae)" (PDF). Acta Geologica Sinica. 85: 82–489. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2011.00416.x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24.
  2. Liu, Y.; Shi, C. & Ren, D. (2011). "A new lacewing (Insecta: Neuroptera: Grammolingiidae) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2897: 51–56.


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