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SUBMITTER: Lu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7341918 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lu Xiumei X Wang Bo B Zhang Weiwei W Ohl Michael M Engel Michael S MS Liu Xingyue X
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20200603 1928
Mantidflies (Mantispidae) are an unusual and charismatic group of predatory lacewings (Neuroptera), whereby the adults represent a remarkable case of morphological and functional convergence with praying mantises (Mantodea). The evolutionary history of mantidflies remains largely unknown due to a scarcity of fossils. Here, we report the discovery of a highly diverse palaeofauna of mantidflies from the mid-Cretaceous (lowermost Cenomanian) of Myanmar. The raptorial forelegs of these mantidflies p ...[more]