A new genus and first Cenozoie fossil record of moth lacewings (Neuroptera: Ithonidae) from the early eocene of North America

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2063, 2009, Pages 55-63

  Makarkin, Vladimir N ^a   Archibald, S Bruce ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY AND SOIL SCIENCE   (Russian Federation)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eocene; Ithonidae; Okanagan Highlands

Indexed keywords

ITHONIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; NEUROPTERA;

EID: 65349193966     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2063.1.3     Document Type: Article

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