Taxonomic reassessment of the genera Blittersdorffia and Diegopteryx (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae) from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation with the description of three new species

IF 1.9 3区地球科学 Q1 GEOLOGY

Cretaceous Research Pub Date : 2025-01-13 DOI:10.1016/j.cretres.2025.106081

Gabriel M. Bueno , Renato J.P. Machado , Caleb C. Martins , Guilherme C. Ribeiro

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Abstract

The Crato Formation in Brazil harbors over half of the world's known fossil diversity of Myrmeleontidae. However, many type specimens of taxa described from this formation were previously inaccessible. With the recent rediscovery of two Brazilian collections and the acquisition of several newly discovered, well-preserved specimens, we have revised two controversial Myrmeleontidae genera: Diegopteryx Martins-Neto & Rodrigues and Blittersdorffia Martins-Neto & Vulcano. In this study, we describe two new species of Diegopteryx and one new species of Blittersdorffia. Additionally, Blittersdorffia pulcherrima has been reassigned to Diegopteryx and D. raptoria is synonymized with B. pulcherrima. We provide updated diagnoses for both genera and an identification key for the species. We also examine the implications of these new findings for understanding the evolutionary relationships of these genera within fossil Myrmeleontidae.

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Cretaceous Research 地学-地质学

CiteScore

4.10

自引率

19.00%

发文量

235

审稿时长

12 weeks

期刊介绍： Cretaceous Research provides a forum for the rapid publication of research on all aspects of the Cretaceous Period, including its boundaries with the Jurassic and Palaeogene. Authoritative papers reporting detailed investigations of Cretaceous stratigraphy and palaeontology, studies of regional geology, and reviews of recently published books are complemented by short communications of significant new findings. Papers submitted to Cretaceous Research should place the research in a broad context, with emphasis placed towards our better understanding of the Cretaceous, that are therefore of interest to the diverse, international readership of the journal. Full length papers that focus solely on a local theme or area will not be accepted for publication; authors of short communications are encouraged to discuss how their findings are of relevance to the Cretaceous on a broad scale. Research Areas include: • Regional geology • Stratigraphy and palaeontology • Palaeobiology • Palaeobiogeography • Palaeoceanography • Palaeoclimatology • Evolutionary Palaeoecology • Geochronology • Global events.