Lichnomesopsyche

<i>Lichnomesopsyche</i>

Lichnomesopsyche

Extinct genus of insects

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Lichnomesopsyche is an extinct genus of mesopsychid mecopteran which existed in what is now China during the middle Jurassic period. It was found in the Daohugou Bed.[1] It was named by Ren Dong, Conrad C. Labandeira and Shih ChungKun in 2010.[1] Three species have been named, which can be distinguished by their differing male genitalia.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Ren Dong; Conrad C. Labandeira; Shih ChungKun (2010). "New Mesozoic Mesopsychidae (Mecoptera) from Northeastern China". Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 84 (4): 720–731. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2010.00244.x. S2CID 86743175.
  2. [2]
    Lian, Xinneng; Cai, Chenyang; Huang, Diying (July 2021). "Revision of the long-proboscid scorpionflies, Lichnomesopsyche Ren, Labandeira, and Shih, 2010". Journal of Paleontology. 95 (4): 793–799. doi:10.1017/jpa.2021.21. ISSN 0022-3360. S2CID 233677629.


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