†Tribochrysa firmata Scudder 1890 (green lacewing)
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Insecta - Neuroptera - Chrysopidae
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1890. The Tertiary Insects of North America. Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories XIII:1-734
Belongs to Tribochrysa according to V. N. Makarkin et al. 2022
See also Adams 1967, Carpenter 1935 and Scudder 1890
Sister taxon: Tribochrysa inequalis
Type specimen: MCZ 241, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Colorado collection)
• Eocene of United States (1: Colorado)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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