Rudiosmylus 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

Rudiosmylus Ren & Yin, 2003

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Type species. Rudiosmylus ningchengensis Ren & Yin, 2003: 6 (by original designation).

Diagnosis. Hind wing relatively narrow, subtriangular, slightly curved posteriorly with a narrow apex; subcostal veinlets rather dense, forked, with many interlinking crossveins; RA area with at most four rows of irregular cells; RP very slightly curved anteriorly, and with seven branches before distal curve anteriorly distal branches of RP with some crossveins and irregular forking; end-twigging irregular, elongated with forks originating relatively distant from wing margin; area between MA and MP with two rows of cells. CuA and CuP deeply forked, branches of CuA forming a large triangular area; FW unknown.

Comments. Only known from the holotype, which consists of an almost complete and well-preserved hind wing.

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).