A new genus and species of Coniopterygidae is described from a female preserved in Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to Santonian) amber of Vendée, in northwestern France. Garnaconis dupeorum Perrichot & Nel, n. gen. and sp., displays intermixing features between Aleuropteryginae and Coniopteryginae as currently defined, making its accurate phylogenetic placement difficult. It is tentatively placed in the Aleuropteryginae. A new practical key to the Mesozoic genera of dustywings is proposed.
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1 December 2014
A New Genus of Dustywings (Neuroptera: Coniopterygidae) in Late Cretaceous Vendean Amber
Vincent Perrichot,
Romain Garrouste,
Dany Azar,
Didier Néraudeau,
André Nel