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Issue: Vol. 5759 No. 4: 18 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5759.4.7
Page range: 481-489
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A new Jurassic neuropteran larva (Neuroptera: Osmyloidea)

Department of Entomology and MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management; College of Plant Protection; China Agricultural University; Beijing 100193; China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization; Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization; Institute of Zoology; Guangdong Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou 510260; China
College of Life Sciences; Capital Normal University; 105 Xisanhuanbeilu; Haidian District; Beijing 100048; China; Department of Paleobiology; National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution; Washington; DC 20013-7012; U.S.A.
College of Life Sciences; Capital Normal University; 105 Xisanhuanbeilu; Haidian District; Beijing 100048; China
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization; Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization; Institute of Zoology; Guangdong Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou 510260; China
Neuroptera Osmyloidea Jurassic Daohugou new genus larva

Abstract

Neuroptera, a small relict Order of Insecta that experienced rapid species diversification during the Mesozoic Era, is known by diverse extinct lineages preserved in compression fossils or amber. Current knowledge of Mesozoic neuropteran diversity primarily relies on adults, while the contemporaneous larvae, particularly those of Jurassic lacewings, are relatively rare. Herein, a third Jurassic neuropteran larva from the Daohugou Beds of China, namely Quadraticaput scleroticum gen. et sp. nov., is described. The previously published genus, Natator Kong, Shih, Ren & Wang, 2024, is found to be a junior homonym and revised to Yongling Kong, Shih, Ren & Wang nom. nov.. Additionally, based on the new material, the description of Girafficervix baii Du, Niu & Bao, 2023 is updated, and a detailed morphological comparison is conducted among all three Jurassic neuropteran larvae.

 

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How to Cite

Kong, B., Shih, C., Ren, D. & Wang, Y. (2026) A new Jurassic neuropteran larva (Neuroptera: Osmyloidea). Zootaxa, 5759 (4), 481–489. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5759.4.7