Described Fossil Insects

These are all the fossil insect taxa that I have described, in collaboration with numerous colleagues, over the years. They are listed by geological age, locality, order, family, genus (if I was involved with the description), and species. Notes are given when there have been later taxonomic changes, with reference to the paper the changes took place in.

MIDDLE-UPPER JURASSIC

Daohugou, China

NEUROPTERA

Mantispidae

Clavifemora Jepson et al., 2013

Clavifemora rotundata Jepson et al., 2013

UPPER JURASSIC

Karatau, Kazakhstan

NEUROPTERA

Mantispidae

Karataumantispa Jepson, 2015

  • New genus erected for Kartau mantispids: Karataumantispa carnaria (Khramov, 2013) and monstruosa (Khramov, 2013), formerly placed within the genus Mesithone.

Longicollum Jepson et al., 2018

Longicollum benmaddoxi Jepson et al., 2018

Ovalofemora Jepson et al., 2018

Ovalofemora abbottae Jepson et al., 2018

LOWER CRETACEOUS

Purbeck Limestone Group, UK

RAPHIDIOPTERA

Mesoraphidiidae

Mesoraphidia durlstonensis Jepson et al., 2009a

Mesoraphidia websteri Jepson et al., 2009a

Grimaldiraphidia purbeckensis (Jepson et al., 2009a)

  • Originally described in the genus Mesoraphidia, placed in Grimaldiraphidia by Bechly and Wolf-Schwenninger, 2011

Grimaldiraphidia mitchelli (Jepson et al., 2009a)

  • Originally described in the genus Mesoraphidia, placed in Grimaldiraphidia by Bechly and Wolf-Schwenninger, 2011

NEUROPTERA:

Osmylidae

Osmylochrysa Jepson et al., 2012

Osmylochrysa anomala Jepson et al., 2012

Osmylochrysa fragilis Jepson et al., 2012

Mesosmylidus Jepson et al., 2012

Mesosmylidus vulgaris Jepson et al., 2012

Stenochrysa Jepson et al., 2012

Stenochrysa gradata Jepson et al., 2012

Chrysopidae

Mesypochrysa minuta Jepson et al., 2012

Hemerobiidae?

Purbemerobius Jepson et al., 2012

Purbemerobius medialis Jepson et al., 2012

Berothidae

Epimesoberotha Jepson et al., 2012

Epimesoberotha parva Jepson et al., 2012

Kalligrammatidae

Sophogramma wimbledoni Jepson et al., 2012

Psychopsidae

Purbepsychopsis Jepson et al., 2012

Purbepsychopsis parallela Jepson et al., 2012

Pterinoblattina peverilensis Jepson et al., 2012

Pterinoblattina fasciata Jepson et al., 2012

Incertae sedis

Pseudocorydasialis Jepson et al., 2012

Pseudocorydasialis alleni Jepson et al., 2012

Prohemerobiidae

Ovalorobius Jepson et al., 2012

Ovalorobius edmondsi Jepson et al., 2012

Wealden Supergroup, UK

RAPHIDIOPTERA

Mesoraphididae

Proraphidia hopkinsi Jepson and Jarzembowski, 2008

Mesoraphidia ednae Jepson et al., 2011

Mesoraphidia hilli Jepson et al., 2011

NEUROPTERA

Ithonidae

Principiala rudgwickensis Jepson et al., 2009b

Osmylidae

Stenomylina Jepson et al., 2009b

Stenomylina medialis Jepson et al., 2009b

Protosmylina Jepson et al., 2009b

Protosmylina bifasciata Jepson et al., 2009b

Psychopsidae

Cretapsychops Jepson et al., 2009b

Cretapsychops corami Jepson et al., 2009b

Micropsychops Jepson et al., 2009b

Micropsychops parallelus Jepson et al., 2009b

Psychopsites Jepson et al., 2009b

Psychopsites rolandi Jepson et al., 2009b

Pterinoblattina logunovi (Jepson et al. 2009b)

  • Originally described in the genus Valdipsychops Jepson et al. 2009b, this genus was synonymized with Pterinoblattina, see Jepson et al., 2012

Pterinoblattina brigidae (Jepson et al. 2009b)

  • Originally described in the genus Valdipsychops Jepson et al. 2009b, this genus was synonymized with Pterinoblattina, see Jepson et al., 2012

Pterinoblattina maculosus (Jepson et al. 2009b)

  • Originally described in the genus Valdipsychops Jepson et al. 2009b, this genus was synonymized with Pterinoblattina, see Jepson et al., 2012

Pterinoblattina proudlovei (Jepson et al. 2009b)

  • Originally described in the genus Valdipsychops Jepson et al. 2009b, this genus was synonymized with Pterinoblattina, see Jepson et al., 2012

Pterinoblattina minimus (Jepson et al. 2009b)

  • Originally described in the genus Valdipsychops Jepson et al. 2009b, this genus was synonymized with Pterinoblattina, see Jepson et al., 2012

Incertae sedis

Actinophlebioides Jepson et al., 2009b

Actinophlebioides valdensis Jepson et al., 2009b

Protohemerobius Jepson et al., 2009b

Protohemerobius perexiguus Jepson et al., 2009b

Yixian Formation, China

NEUROPTERA

Mantispidae

Archaeodrepanicus Jepson et al., 2013

Archaeodrepanicus nuddsi Jepson et al., 2013

Archaeodrepanicus acutus Jepson et al., 2013

Sinomesomatispa Jepson et al., 2013

Sinomesomatispa microdentata Jepson et al., 2013

Lithographic Limestone of Montsec, Spain

RAPHIDIOPTERA

Mesoraphidiidae

Proraphidia gomezi Jepson and Jarzembowski, 2008

Nanoraphidia lithographica Jepson et al., 2011

Iberoraphidia Jepson et al., 2011

Iberoraphidia dividua Jepson et al., 2011

Crato Formation, Brazil

RAPHIDIOPTERA

Baissopteridae

Baissoptera lisae Jepson et al., 2011

MEGALOPTERA

Corydalidae

Cratocorydalopsis Jepson and Heads, 2016

Cratocorydalopsis brasiliensis Jepson and Heads, 2016

Lithocorydalus Jepson and Heads, 2016

Lithocorydalus fuscata Jepson and Heads, 2016

EOCENE

Baltic amber

NEUROPTERA

Hemerobiidae

Sympherobius siriae Jepson et al., 2010c

Okanagan Highlands Shale, Driftwood Canyon, Canada

RAPHIDIOPTERA

Inocellidae

Paraksenocellia Archibald, Makarkin, and Jepson, 2019

Paraksenocellia borealis Archibald, Makarkin, and Jepson, 2019

Kishenehn Formation, Montana, USA

NEUROPTERA

Ascalaphidae

Pseudoameropterus Jepson and Makarkin, 2023

Pseudoameropterus ambiguus Jepson and Makarkin, 2023

Chrysopidae

Minimochrysa Jepson and Makarkin, 2023

Minimochrysa latialata Jepson and Makarkin, 2023

Palaeochrysa greenwalti Jepson and Makarkin, 2023

Palaeochrysa minor Jepson and Makarkin, 2023

RAPHIDIOPTERA

Raphidiidae

Macrostigmoraphia Jepson and Makarkin, 2023

Macrostigmoraphia diluta Jepson and Makarkin, 2023

MIOCENE

Dominican amber

HEMIPTERA

Tingidae

Phatnoma mattijoae Jepson et al., 2011

References:

Archibald, S.B., Makarkin, V.N. & Jepson, J.E. 2019. The oldest Inocelliidae (Raphidioptera) from the Eocene of western North America. The Canadian Entomologist, 151, 1-10.

Bechly, G. & Wolf-Schwenninger, K. 2011. A new fossil genus and species of snakefly (Raphidioptera: Mesoraphidiidae) from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber, with a discussion of snakefly phylogeny and fossil history. Insect Systematics and Evolution, 42(2), 221–236.

Jepson, J.E. & Jarzembowski, E.A. 2008. Two new species of snakefly (Insecta: Raphidioptera) from the Lower Cretaceous of England and Spain with a review of other fossil raphidiopterans from the Jurassic/Cretaceous transition. Alavesia, 2, 193–201.

Jepson, J.E., Coram, R.A. & Jarzembowski, E.A. 2009a. Raphidioptera (Insecta: Neuropterida) from the Lower Cretaceous Purbeck Limestone Group, Dorset, UK. Cretaceous Research, 30(3), 527–532.

Jepson, J.E., Makarkin, V.N. & Jarzembowski, E.A. 2009b. New lacewings (Insecta: Neuroptera) from the Lower Cretaceous Wealden Supergroup of Southern England. Cretaceous Research, 30(5), 1325–1338.

Jepson, J.E., Penney, D. & Green, D. 2010. A new species of brown lacewing (Neuroptera, Hemerobiidae) from Eocene Baltic amber. Zootaxa, 2692, 61–68.

Jepson, J.E., Ansorge, J. & Jarzembowski, E.A. 2011. New snakeflies (Insecta: Raphidioptera) from the Lower Cretaceous of the UK, Spain and Brazil. Palaeontology, 54(2), 385-39.

Jepson, J.E., Penney, D. & Green, D. 2011. First fossil Phatnoma (Hemiptera: Tingidae: Cantacaderinae), in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic. Zootaxa, 2975, 59–63.

Jepson, J.E., Makarkin, V.N. & Coram, R.A. 2012. New lacewings (Insecta: Neuroptera) from the Lower Cretaceous, Purbeck Limestone Group, UK. Cretaceous Research, 34, 31–47.

Jepson, J.E., Heads, S.W., Makarkin, V.N. & Ren, D. 2013. New fossil mantidflies (Insecta: Neuroptera: Mantispidae) from the Mesozoic of China. Palaeontology, 56(3), 603-613.

Jepson, J.E. 2015. A review of the current state of knowledge of fossil Mantispidae (Insecta: Neuroptera). Zootaxa, 3964(4), 419-432.

Jepson, J.E. & Heads, S.W. 2016. Fossil Megaloptera (Insecta: Neuropterida) from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil. Zootaxa, 4098, 134-144.

Jepson, J.E., Khramov, A.V. & Ohl, M. 2018. New Mesomantispinae (Insecta: Neuroptera: Mantispidae) from the Jurassic of Karatau, Kazakhstan. Zootaxa, 4402(3), 563-574.

Jepson, J.E. & Makarkin, V.N. 2023. Fossil Neuropterida (Insecta: Neuroptera and Raphidioptera) from the Middle Eocene Kishenehn Formation, Montana, USA. Zootaxa, 5306, 427-444.

Khramov, A.V. 2013. New mantidflies (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) from the Upper Jurassic of Kazakhstan. Insect Systematics & Evolution, 44, 221–230.