Lance lacewings of the world (Neuroptera: Archeosmylidae, Osmylidae, Saucrosmylidae): review of living and fossil genera
Author
Winterton, Shaun L.
Author
Martins, Caleb Califre
Author
Makarkin, Vladimir
Author
Ardila-Camacho, Adrian
Author
Wang, Yongjie
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-04-09
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4581.1.1
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Stenosmylina
Jepson
et al.
, 2009
Type
species.
Stenosmylina medialis
Jepson
et al.
, 2009
: 1327
(by original designation).
Diagnosis
. Forewing narrowly ovoid; costal area relatively narrow, basal subcostal veinlets simple, relatively widely spaced; RP1 originating far from fork of RA-RP; M forked in distal part of wing; CuA pectinate; CuP strongly elongate and pectinately branched (14 branches); A1 pectinately branched; A2 with one short branch; preserved crossveins rather widely spaced and not forming gradate series; HW unknown.
Comments
. This genus is known only from a single forewing fragment.
Jepson
et al.
(2009)
suggested that the genus most resembled members of
Mesosmylina
(Mesosmylininae)
. The fork of the forewing medial vein in the distal half of the wing, near the wing margin is a distinctive feature of members of Porisminae and Eidoporisminae, as noted by
Jepson
et al.
(2009)
as also occurring in
Stenosmylina
. This condition is also present in genera of
Stenosmylinae
. Another feature of the forewing of that
Stenosmylina
shares with Porisminae, Eidoporisminae and some genera of
Stenosmylinae
(e.g.,
Stenosmylus
) is the origin of the first branch of RP near the middle part of the wing, distant from the origin of RP on RA. These aforementioned characters, as well as the overall venation shared by
Eidoporismus
and
Stenosmylina
support provisional placement of the latter in Eidoporisminae.