Leptolingia

Leptolingia; Temporal range: Middle Jurassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Neuroptera
Family:	† Grammolingiidae
Genus:	† Leptolingia

Last updated December 02, 2025

Leptolingia is an extinct genus of lacewing insect, which existed in what is now China during the Middle Jurassic period.^[1] It contains the species L. jurassica, L. tianyiensis, L. calonervis, and L. imminuta.^[1]^[2]L. imminuta is the smallest known species in the family Grammolingiidae.^[2]

References

1 2 Shi, C. F.; Yang, Q.; Ren, D. (2011). "Two new fossil lacewing species from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China (Neuroptera: Grammolingiidae)" (PDF). Acta Geologica Sinica. 85 (2): 82–489. Bibcode:2011AcGlS..85..482S. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2011.00416.x. S2CID 128548335. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24.
1 2 Liu, Y.; Shi, C. & Ren, D. (2011). "A new lacewing (Insecta: Neuroptera: Grammolingiidae) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2897: 51–56. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2897.1.5.

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[CFShi2011-1] 1 2 Shi, C. F.; Yang, Q.; Ren, D. (2011). "Two new fossil lacewing species from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China (Neuroptera: Grammolingiidae)" (PDF). Acta Geologica Sinica. 85 (2): 82–489. Bibcode:2011AcGlS..85..482S. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2011.00416.x. S2CID 128548335. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24.

[Liu,_Shi_&_Ren-2] 1 2 Liu, Y.; Shi, C. & Ren, D. (2011). "A new lacewing (Insecta: Neuroptera: Grammolingiidae) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2897: 51–56. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2897.1.5.

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