New taxa of unusual Dilaridae (Neuroptera) with siphonate mouthparts from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

Makarkin, Vladimir N.

doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.12.019

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“…Remarks. Cretanallachiinae was originally established and placed in Dilaridae by Makarkin 26 , including Cretanallachius (as the type genus of the subfamily) and Burmopsychops . However, the present finding of the new long-proboscid lacewings (i.e.…”

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“…However, the present finding of the new long-proboscid lacewings (i.e. Burmogramma gen. nov. and its relative genera and species) with bipectinate male antennae, posteroventrally protruding female tergum 9 and typical kalligrammatid wing venations as well as eye spots clearly suggests the kalligrammatid affinity of these species that were previously either placed in Psychopsoidea with uncertain familial status 17 or incorrectly placed in Dilaridae 23 , 26 (See further discussion in Supplementary Note 1).…”

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“…These families represent relatively basal lineages compared to Psychopsoidea 50 , 51 . Moreover, Dilaridae was also used to test the familial affinity of Cretanallachiinae that was previously placed in Dilaridae 26 . Specimens of all extant taxa and all Burmese amber psychopsoids were examined by the authors, and the character states of the compression fossil taxa belonging to Aetheogrammatidae, Kalligrammatidae and Osmylopsychopidae were determined based on reliable and detailed illustrations in the literature 22 , 52 , 53 .…”

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High niche diversity in Mesozoic pollinating lacewings

Liu

Zhang

et al. 2018

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Niche diversity of pollinating insects plays a vital role in maintaining extant terrestrial ecosystems. A key dimension of pollination niches refers to the insect proboscis length that commonly matches the floral tube length. Here we describe new kalligrammatid lacewings (an iconic Mesozoic pollinating insect lineage) from late Cretaceous Burmese amber and Mesozoic sediments in China. Kalligrammatids display complex configurations of elongate mouthpart elements consisting of well-developed maxillae, labium and their palps. The mouthpart lengths vary among species, from 0.6 to 18.0 mm, suggesting corresponding variability in the floral tube lengths of Mesozoic plants. With the diversification of pollinating habits, the kalligrammatids presented highly divergent traits related to chemical communication and defence mechanisms. Together with other Mesozoic long-proboscid insects, these fossils not only reveal the high niche diversity of Mesozoic pollinating insects but also highlight the diversity of Mesozoic pollinator-dependent plants prior to the rise of angiosperms.

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High niche diversity in Mesozoic pollinating lacewings

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Zhang

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“…Yet, with a single fossil specimen there is no basis for comparing morphological diversity. The few known adult fossils of Dilaridae indicate a higher morphological diversity of these in the past as exemplified by specialised mouthparts not known from modern adults [157].…”

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Changes in the Morphological Diversity of Larvae of Lance Lacewings, Mantis Lacewings and Their Closer Relatives over 100 Million Years

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Zippel

et al. 2021

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Neuroptera, the group of lacewings, comprises only about 6000 species in the modern fauna, but is generally assumed to have been more diverse and important in the past. A major factor of the modern-day ecological diversity of the group, and supposedly in the past as well, is represented by the highly specialised larval forms of lacewings. Quantitative analyses of the morphology of larvae revealed a loss of morphological diversity in several lineages. Here we explored the diversity of the larvae of mantis lacewings (Mantispidae), lance lacewings (Osmylidae), beaded lacewings (Berothidae and Rhachiberothidae, the latter potentially an ingroup of Berothidae), and pleasing lacewings (Dilaridae), as well as fossil larvae, preserved in amber, resembling these. We used shape analysis of the head capsule and stylets (pair of conjoined jaws) as a basis due to the high availability of this body region in extant and fossil specimens and the ecological importance of this region. The analysis revealed a rather constant morphological diversity in Berothidae. Mantispidae appears to have lost certain forms of larvae, but has seen a drastic increase of larval diversity after the Cretaceous; this is in contrast to a significant decrease in diversity in adult forms.

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