Abstract
Three new species, <i>Grammolingia uniserialis</i> n. sp., <i>Grammolingia binervis</i> n. sp., and <i>Grammolingia sticta</i> n. sp. are described from the Jiulongshan Formation of northeastern China. <i>G. uniserialis</i> n. sp. exhibits a single row of cells in the costal area almost along the entire wing length except the basal part, which is rare in the family and firstly found in this genus. <i>G. binervis</i> n. sp. and <i>G. sticta</i> n. sp. add two new patterns of wing markings to the family. A key to the species of <i>Grammolingia</i> Ren, 2002 is provided. All types of wing markings present in this family are classified. <br><br> doi:<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mmng.201300008" target="_blank">10.1002/mmng.201300008</a>
Highlights
Neuroptera has a history of more than 270 million years, exhibiting broadest familial diversity in the Mesozoic, especially in the Jurassic and Cretaceous (New 1989; Ponomarenko 2002; Grimaldi & Engel 2005; Winterton et al 2010)
Many grammolingiids were recorded from the Mesozoic in China and Mongolia in recent years, no more species were assigned to this genus
CuA and CuP separated at wing base
Summary
Neuroptera has a history of more than 270 million years, exhibiting broadest familial diversity in the Mesozoic, especially in the Jurassic and Cretaceous (New 1989; Ponomarenko 2002; Grimaldi & Engel 2005; Winterton et al 2010). The genera are distinguished mainly by venational characters, like the separation of the most proximal branch of Rs, the positions of 1A terminating, and the fork positions of CuA and CuP. Grammolingia, as the type of Grammolingiidae, only consists of its type species Grammolingia boi Ren, 2002, which was found from the Jiulongshan Formation, Middle Jurassic of northeastern China. It can be distinguished from other genera by the following characters: the fork of CuA is proximal to that of CuP, 1A terminated beyond the separation of the first branch of Rs. many grammolingiids were recorded from the Mesozoic in China and Mongolia in recent years, no more species were assigned to this genus. Basic terminology of wing venation follows that of New (1989) and Shi et al (2011)
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