Insecta - Neuroptera - Permithonidae

Full reference: E. F. Riek. 1953. Fossil mecopteroid insects from the Upper Permian of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 23(2):55-87

Belongs to Archeosmylus according to E. F. Riek 1955

Sister taxa: Archeosmylus alysius, Archeosmylus complexus, Archeosmylus costalis, Archeosmylus stigmatus

Type specimen: AM F40264, a forewing. Its type locality is Warner's Bay, Belmont (AMF coll), which is in a Changhsingian pond chert in the Croudace Bay Formation of Australia.

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Average measurements (in mm): forewing 11.0 x 5.1