Saucrosmylus Ren & Yin, 2003

Winterton, Shaun L., Martins, Caleb Califre, Makarkin, Vladimir, Ardila-Camacho, Adrian & Wang, Yongjie, 2019, Lance lacewings of the world (Neuroptera: Archeosmylidae, Osmylidae, Saucrosmylidae): review of living and fossil genera, Zootaxa 4581 (1), pp. 1-99 : 90

Saucrosmylus Ren & Yin, 2003

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Type species. Saucrosmylus sambneurus Ren & Yin, 2003: 3 (by original designation).

Diagnosis. Forewing narrow, subtriangular with posterior margin straight to very slight falcate, apex distinctly angular, wing markings extensive with irregular banding pattern; subcostal veinlets dense and irregularly forked, with mostly regular rows of interlinking crossveins; RA area with 1–3 regular rows of cells; RP in both wings sharply curved anteriorly in distal part of wing, FW RP with six branches before RP anterior curve; distal RP branches only slightly angled posteriorly and lacking crossveins; end-twigging irregular; single row of cells between MA and MP; CuA fork forming large triangular area.

Comments. Saucrosmylus is the type genus of Saucrosmylidae , described based on two well-preserved specimens with distinctive wing banding.

Figures

FIGURE 65. Saucrosmylidae fossils. A. Rudiosmylus ningchengensis Ren & Yin (from Ren & Yin, 2003), hind wing; B. Laccosmylus calophlebius Ren & Yin (from Ren & Yin, 2003), hind wing; C. Saucrosmylus sambneurus Ren & Yin (from Ren & Yin, 2003); D. Ulrikezza aspoeckae Fang et al., 2015 (from Fang et al., 2015); E. Bellinympha filicifolia Wang et al., 2010 (from Wang et al., 2010); F. same (figures not to scale).