2013 in arthropod paleontology
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Location Notes
Adamsochrysa Gen. et 2 sp . nov Valid Makarkin & Archibald Early Eocene Canada United States A chrysopid . Genus contains two species : Adamsochrysa aspera and A. wilsoni
Archaeochrysa profracta Sp . nov Valid Makarkin & Archibald Early Eocene Canada A chrysopid , a species of Archaeochrysa
Archaeodrepanicus Gen. et 2 sp . nov Valid Jepson et al Early Cretaceous ( Barremian ) China A mantispid . Genus contains two species : Archaeodrepanicus nuddsi and Archaeodrepanicus acutus
Clavifemora Gen. et sp . nov Valid Jepson et al Middle Jurassic ( Bathonian ) China A mantispid . The type species is Clavifemora rotundata
Dipteromantispa Gen. et sp . nov Valid Makarkin , Yang & Ren Early Cretaceous China A member of Neuroptera . The type species is Dipteromantispa brevisubcosta
Epipanfilovia Gen. et sp . nov Valid Yang , Makarkin & Ren Middle Jurassic China A panfiloviid neuropteran , possibly a relative of osmylids . The type species is Epipanfilovia oviformis
Huiyingosmylus Gen. et sp . nov Valid Liu et al Middle Jurassic China A saucrosmyline neuropteran . The type species is Huiyingosmylus bellus
Neoconis paleocaribis Sp . nov Valid Grimaldi & Engel in Grimaldi et al Miocene Dominican Republic A coniopterygid found in Dominican amber , a species of Neoconis
Mesithone carnaria Sp . nov Valid Khramov Late Jurassic Kazakhstan A mantispid neuropteran . Originally described as a species of Mesithone ; subsequently transferred by Jepson ( 2015 ) to the separate genus Karataumantispa
Mesithone monstruosa Sp . nov Valid Khramov Late Jurassic Kazakhstan A mantispid neuropteran . Originally described as a species of Mesithone ; subsequently transferred by Jepson ( 2015 ) to the separate genus Karataumantispa and by Jepson , Khramov & Ohl ( 2018 ) to the genus Ovalofemora
Okanaganochrysa Gen. et sp . nov Valid Makarkin & Archibald Early Eocene Canada A chrysopid . The type species is Okanaganochrysa coltsunae
Protochrysa fuscobasalis Sp . nov Valid Makarkin & Archibald Early Eocene Canada A chrysopid , a species of Protochrysa
Pseudochrysopa Gen. et sp . nov Valid Makarkin & Archibald Early Eocene Canada A chrysopid . The type species is Pseudochrysopa harveyi
Sibelliberotha Gen. et sp . nov Valid Azar & Nel Early Cretaceous Lebanon A berothid neuropteran . The type species is Sibelliberotha rihanensis
Sinomesomantispa Gen. et sp . nov Valid Jepson et al Early Cretaceous ( Barremian ) China A mantispid . The type species is Sinomesomantispa microdentata
Spiloconis eominuta Sp . nov Valid Grimaldi & Engel in Grimaldi et al Eocene India A coniopterygid found in Cambay amber , a species of Spiloconis
Insects -- Neuroptera
This list of fossil arthropods described in 2013 is a list of new taxa of trilobites, fossil insects, crustaceans, arachnids and other fossil arthropods of every kind that have been described during the year 2013. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus or species.