Karenina Martins-Neto, 1997

Martins, Caleb Califre, Machado, Renato José Pires, Oswald, John David & Ribeiro, Guilherme Cunha, 2022, Extinct Neuropterida of Brazil (Insecta: Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Raphidioptera), Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (e 20220090) 66, pp. 1-22 : 5-6

Genus Karenina Martins-Neto, 1997

Karenina Martins-Neto, 1997: 74 . Type species. Karenina breviptera Martins-Neto, 1997: 74 (by original designation).

Armandochrysopa Nel, Delclòs & Hutin, 2005b: 13 . Type species. Armandochrysopa borschukewitzi Nel, Delclòs & Hutin, 2005b: 13 (by original designation).

Taxonomic notes. Karenina was originally described in Ascalaphidae , but was later transferred to Allopteridae ( Nel et al., 2005b) . The genus currently resides in Mesochrysopidae based on Makarkin and Menon’s (2005) synonymization of Allopteridae under Mesochrysopidae . Yang et al. (2012) synonymized Armandochrysopa under Karenina .

Brazilian species

Karenina borschukewitzi ( Nel, Delclòs & Hutin, 2005b)

Armandochrysopa borschukewitzi Nel, Delclòs & Hutin, 2005b Type location. Santana do Cariri , Chapada do Araripe, Ceará state, northeast Brazil .

Type horizon. Crato Formation, Santana group, Araripe Basin, Early Cretaceous (Aptian).

Type material. Holotype: MNHN-DHT R.55201 (Borschukewitz collection, MNHN).

Karenina breviptera Martins-Neto, 1997

Type locality. Precise location unknown, probably between Nova Olinda and Santana do Cariri municipalities, Chapada do Araripe, Ceará state, northeast Brazil .

Type horizon. Crato Formation, Santana group, Araripe Basin, Early Cretaceous (Aptian).

Type material. Holotype: AMNH-44411 ( AMNH).

General notes. According to Behrensmeyer and Turner (2013), the holotype has been returned to Brazil and is deposited in the MZUSP, nevertheless it is currently deposited in the CCNH /UFABC .

Karenina cuneiformis Nakamine, 2021

Type species. Precise location unknown, Chapada do Araripe, Ceará state, northeast Brazil .

Type horizon. Crato Formation, Santana group, Araripe Basin, Early Cretaceous (Aptian).

Type material. Holotype: OMNH TI 530 ( OMNH).

Karenina leilana Makarkin & Menon, 2005

Type species. Near Nova Olinda municipality, Chapada do Araripe, Ceará state, northeast Brazil .

Type horizon. Crato Formation, Santana group, Araripe Basin, Early Cretaceous (Aptian).

Type material. Holotype: SMNS 65506 ( SMNS).

Karenina longicollis Makarkin & Menon, 2005 Type species. Near Nova Olinda municipality, Chapada do Araripe, Ceará state, northeast Brazil .

Type horizon. Crato Formation, Santana group, Araripe Basin, Early Cretaceous (Aptian).

Type material. Holotype: SMNS 65505 ( SMNS).

Genus Triangulochrysopa Nel, Delclòs & Hutin, 2005b Triangulochrysopa Nel, Delclòs & Hutin, 2005b: 36 . Type species. Triangulochrysopa sanzi Nel, Delclòs & Hutin, 2005b: 36 (by original designation).

Taxonomic notes. Triangulochrysopa was originally described in Allopteridae ( Nel et al., 2005b) ; it is treated here in Mesochrysopidae based on Makarkin and Menon’s (2005) synonymization of Allopteridae under Mesochrysopidae .

Brazilian species

Triangulochrysopa formosa Menon & Makarkin, 2008

Type locality. Precise location unknown, Chapada do Araripe, Ceará state, northeast Brazil .

Type horizon. Crato Formation, Santana group, Araripe Basin, Early Cretaceous (Aptian).

Type material. Holotype: SMNS 66000 / 271 ( SMNS).

Taxonomic notes. Bechly et al. (2001) mentioned this specimen as an unnamed neuropteran.