New mantidflies (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) from the Upper Jurassic of Kazakhstan

Abstract

Two new species of Mantispidae, Mesithone carnaria sp.n. and M. monstruosa sp.n., from the Upper Jurassic deposits at Karatau (Kazakhstan) are described. These new species are assigned to the extinct subfamily Mesithoninae. M. protea Panfilov, 1980 and M. gracilis Panfilov, 1980 are excluded from Mesithone . The family Mesithonidae is synonymized with Mantispidae and the relationship of Mesithoninae with the four recent mantispid subfamilies is briefly discussed.