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Table 1 Ratios of measured dimensions of different neuropteran larvae for scatter plots in Fig. 3

From: A 100-million-year old predator: a fossil neuropteran larva with unusually elongated mouthparts

Group

Species

Larval instar

Source

Fig. in source

Occurrence

body length / trunk width

head width / trunk width

mandible length / body length

labial palp / body length

New fossil larva

–

 

This paper

 

Burmese amber

3.59

0.56

0.46

0.39

Ascalaphidae

Ascaloptynx furciger

3

[27]

5

extant

1.97

0.44

0.25

0.00

Ascalaphidae

Ascaloptynx furciger

1

[27]

7

extant

2.65

1.10

0.54

0.00

Ascalaphidae

Haploglenius sp.

 

[28]

8A

extant

2.43

0.47

0.21

0.00

Ascalaphidae

Libelloides sp.

3

[29]

A-84

extant

2.26

0.65

0.26

0.00

Ascalaphidae

Puer maculatus

 

[28]

8B

extant

1.76

0.41

0.23

0.00

Ascalaphidae

Ululodes mexicana

3

[27]

1

extant

2.11

0.43

0.25

0.00

Ascalaphidae

Ululodes mexicana

1

[27]

4

extant

2.68

1.06

0.59

0.00

Ascalaphidae

Ululodes sp.

 

[30]

9.24

Dominican amber

1.77

0.83

0.62

0.00

Ascalaphidae

–

 

[30]

9.22

extant

2.08

0.63

0.30

0.00

Berothidae

Lomamyia sp.

1

[31]

2

extant

9.22

0.89

0.13

0.08

Berothidae

Podallea vasseana

1

[32]

7

extant

6.92

0.92

0.17

0.14

Berothidae

Spermophorella sp.

1

[31]

4

extant

7.21

0.71

0.12

0.07

Berothidae

–

 

[33]

6 L

extant

7.88

0.29

0.04

0.04

Chrysopidae

Berchmansus adumbratus

3

[34]

1H

extant

4.50

0.50

0.09

0.07

Chrysopidae

Chrysopa pallens

 

[35]

S.27 u.

extant

3.11

0.31

0.14

0.08

Chrysopidae

–

 

[33]

6C

extant

4.35

0.38

0.09

0.07

Coniopterygidae

Coniopteryx sp.

3

[29]

C-173

extant

3.10

0.48

0.07

0.10

Coniopterygidae

Conventzia pineticola

3

[36]

3

extant

4.29

0.54

0.07

0.10

Coniopterygidae

Conventzia psociformis

3

[36]

4

extant

3.24

0.35

0.06

0.08

Dilaridae

Nallachius sp.

3

[31]

6

extant

11.42

0.50

0.05

0.04

Dilaridae

–

 

[33]

6I

extant

10.75

0.33

0.04

0.03

Hemerobiidae

Hemerobius pini

 

[29]

H-10

extant

4.40

0.50

0.09

0.07

Hemerobiidae

Mecromus vagus

3

[37]

1

extant

5.07

0.41

0.03

0.04

Ithonidae

Oliarces clara

1

[38]

23

extant

–

–

0.12

0.14

Mantispidae

Ditaxis biseriata

1

[39]

3

extant

6.25

0.69

0.12

0.09

Mantispidae

Mantispa syriaca

1

[29]

M-10

extant

6.00

0.50

0.06

0.10

Myrmeleontidae

Euroleon nostras

 

[28]

8D

extant

1.94

0.36

0.23

0.00

Myrmeleontidae

Myrmeleon inconspicuus

3

[29]

M-60

extant

2.21

0.32

0.19

0.00

Myrmeleontidae

Tricholeon relictus

 

[28]

8C

extant

2.54

0.46

0.16

0.00

Myrmeleontidae

–

 

[33]

5G

extant

2.52

0.52

0.22

0.00

Nemopteridae

Amerocroce boliviana

 

[40]

15

extant

3.26

0.49

0.12

0.00

Nemopteridae

Laurhervasia setacea

3

[30]

9.17

extant

3.55

0.65

0.15

0.00

Nemopteridae

Moranida peruviensis

 

[40]

14

extant

3.21

0.35

0.15

0.00

Nemopteridae

Veuriese bruchi

 

[40]

25

extant

2.62

0.40

0.17

0.00

Nemopteridae

–

 

[33]

5B

extant

2.09

0.50

0.12

0.00

Nevrorthidae

Austroneurortus sp.

 

[41]

1

extant

–

–

0.13

0.08

Nevrorthidae

Nevrorthus fallax

 

[30]

9.13

extant

11.65

0.59

0.08

0.06

Nevrorthidae

?Rophalis relicta

1

[42]

07.21 b

Baltic amber

3.96

0.92

0.24

0.26

Nevrorthidae

–

 

[33]

4

extant

9.73

0.55

0.08

0.07

Nevrorthidae

–

 

[42]

07.18 a

Baltic amber

7.90

0.44

0.08

0.06

Nymphidae

–

 

[33]

5F

extant

2.84

0.59

0.23

0.00

Nymphidae

–

 

[33]

5E

extant

1.24

0.38

0.36

0.00

Osmylidae

Osmylus fulvicephalus

 

[43]

43

extant

3.79

0.61

0.32

0.17

Osmylidae

Osmylus fulvicephalus

 

[43]

45

extant

5.95

0.37

0.16

0.00

Osmylidae

Osmylus fulvicephalus

 

[35]

S.26 u.l.

extant

4.86

0.48

0.16

0.09

Osmylidae

Osmylus fulvicephalus

3

[29]

O-30

extant

5.06

0.63

0.23

0.12

Osmylidae

Osmylus fulvicephalus

1

[29]

O-30

extant

3.92

0.83

0.49

0.13

Osmylidae

Osmylus fulvicephalus

 

[30]

9.26

extant

5.06

0.61

0.16

0.08

Osmylidae

–

 

[33]

6D

extant

8.29

0.71

0.21

0.11

Osmylidae

–

1

[42]

07.04 a

Baltic amber

3.62

1.00

0.51

0.23

Osmylidae

Osmylus fulvicephalus

2

[44]

4

extant

4.68

1.00

0.40

0.26

Polystoechotidae

–

1

[38]

30

extant

–

–

0.09

0.08

Psychopsidae

–

 

[33]

5A

extant

3.93

1.07

0.29

0.00

Sisyridae

Sisyra dalii

2

[45]

64

extant

3.52

0.39

0.19

0.00

Sisyridae

Sisyra dalii

3

[45]

67

extant

2.81

0.30

0.28

0.00

Sisyridae

Sisyra fuscata

 

[35]

S.26 u.r.

extant

2.63

0.37

0.38

0.00

Sisyridae

Sisyra iridipennis

2

[45]

39

extant

3.88

0.42

0.29

0.00

Sisyridae

Sisyra iridipennis

3

[45]

43

extant

3.88

0.33

0.26

0.00

Sisyridae

Sisyra jutlandica

2

[45]

14

extant

3.80

0.50

0.25

0.00

Sisyridae

Sisyra jutlandica

3

[45]

21

extant

3.54

0.27

0.25

0.00

Sisyridae

Sisyra sp.

 

[29]

S-82

extant

3.69

0.23

0.31

0.00

Sisyridae

–

 

[33]

6G

extant

3.26

0.29

0.34

0.00

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