Fine Yixian Lacewing Insect Fossil

Description: The Class Insecta is well represented in Liaoning and Hebei Provinces of China, with over 500 species referable to over 100 families based upon over 10,000 specimens. This fantastic diversity and exquisite detail is unprecedented throughout the world. The exact age of the Yixian Formation is still under debate, with some researchers favoring the Early Cretaceous, some the Late Jurassic, and still others the Jurassic/Cretaceous boundary. This example is a fine Lacewing known as Siniphes delicates. One researcher has placed it in a new genus Tachymyphes, but most people are more familiar with the old name.