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Two new genera of giant lacewings (Insecta, Neuroptera, Ithonidae) from the Middle Jurassic of China

Wei Gaoa College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China;b Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Yifan Xua College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Chungkun Shiha College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China;c Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USAView further author information
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Dong Rena College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Yongjie Wangb Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Received 09 May 2023, Accepted 08 Jun 2023, Published online: 18 Jun 2023

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