title: A new species ofLasiosmylusfrom the Early Cretaceous, China clarifies its genus-group placement in Ithonidae (Neuroptera).
abstract: A new species,Lasiosmylus longussp. n., is described from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Huangbanjigou Village, Liaoning Province, China. Based on the characters of the new species and nine new specimens ofLasiosmylus newiRen & Guo, 1996, the generic diagnosis ofLasiosmylusis emended and the taxonomic position ofLasiosmylusRen & Guo, 1996 is re-evaluated, andLasiosmylusshould be assigned to the ithonid genus-group.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, 105 Xisanhuanbeilu, Haidian District, Beijing 100048, China.
authors.forename: Bingyu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, 105 Xisanhuanbeilu, Haidian District, Beijing 100048, China.
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, 105 Xisanhuanbeilu, Haidian District, Beijing 100048, China.
authors.forename: Yongjie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: Fossil; Huangbanjigou; Yixian Formation; ithonid genus-group; taxonomy