Dipteromantispidae Explained

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. Some authors have suggested that they represent a subgroup of Mantispidae, and should instead be referred to as the subfamily Dipteromantispinae within that family.^[1]

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
  • †Halteriomantispa grimaldii Liu et al. 2016 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Jersimantispa Liu et al. 2016
  • †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^[7]
  • †Kurtodipteromantispa zhuodei Li & Liu, 2020
• †Mantispidiptera Grimaldi 2000
  • †Mantispidiptera enigmatica Grimaldi 2000 New Jersey amber, Turonian
• †Mantispidipterella Liu et al. 2016
  • †Mantispidipterella longissima Liu et al. 2016 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Paradipteromantispa Li et al., 2020
  • †Paradipteromantispa polyneura Li et al., 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

Notes and References

1. Engel . M. S. . Winterton . S. L. . Breitkreuz . L. C. . 2018 . Phylogeny and evolution of Neuropterida: where have wings of lace taken us? . Annual Review of Entomology . 63 . 531-551 . 10.1146/annurev-ento-020117-043127.
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. en. 72. 18–25. 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. 10.11646/palaeoentomology.3.4.13. 225328786 . 2624-2834.
4. Makarkin. Vladimir N.. Yang. Qiang. Ren. Dong. February 2013. A new Cretaceous family of enigmatic two-winged lacewings (Neuroptera). Fossil Record. en. 16. 1. 67–75. 10.1002/mmng.201300002. free.
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
7. Li. Hongyu. Zhuo. De. Wang. Bo. Liu. Xingyue. December 2020. New dipteromantispids (Insecta: Neuroptera: Dipteromantispidae) from mid-Cretaceous Myanmar amber. Cretaceous Research. en. 116. 104579. 10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104579. 225349448 .