Palaeopsychops barthae

†Palaeopsychops barthae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Nymphoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Neuropterida Ordo: Neuroptera Subordo: Myrmeleontiformia Superfamilia: Nymphoidea

Familia: Ithonidae
Genus: †Palaeopsychops
Species: †Palaeopsychops barthae

Name

• †Palaeopsychops barthae Archibald & Makarkin, 2025

Type locality

• Early Eocene, Ypresian; Eocene Okanogan Highlands; Boot Hill (UWBM Location B4131), Tom Thumb Tuff Member, Klondike Mountain Formation, Republic, Washington, USA

Type Material

• Holotype:SR 15-001-001
  • Repository: Stonerose Interpretive Center and Eocene Fossil Beds, Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA
    • Collector: Kathrynn Barth

Etymology

• "The specific epithet is formed from the surname of Kathrynn Barth, who found the holotype and donated it to the Stonerose Interpretive Center."

Distribution

Eocene

• Ypresian
• Eocene Okanagan Highlands
  • Tom Thumb tuff, Klondike Mountain Formation; "Boot Hill" UWBM site B4131, Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA

References

• Archibald S.B.; Makarkin V.N. 2025. New Eocene giant lacewings with once-banded wings (Neuroptera: Polystoechotidae) of the Okanagan Highlands at McAbee, Canada, and Republic, United States of America. The Canadian Entomologist 157. doi:10.4039/tce.2025.10017. 

Additional references

• Archibald, S.B. & Makarkin, V.N. 2006. Tertiary Giant Lacewings (Neuroptera: Polystechotidae): Revision and Description of New Taxa From Western North America and Denmark. Journal of Systematic Paleontology 4(2): 119-155. doi:10.1017/S1477201906001817. ISSN 1477-2019.  Reference page. 

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