Tag Archives: Lacewings

Site Update: British Purbeck and Wealden Fossil Neuropterids, and described insects

Posted on April 25, 2016 by admin

I have recently added pages on the neuropterid fauna of the Lower Cretaceous Purbeck and Wealden, UK. They give a brief introduction to the geology of each deposit as well as a list of the recorded neuropterids (Neuroptera, Raphidioptera, Megaloptera). … Continue reading →

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Fossil Neuropterid Papers Jan-Aug 2015

Posted on September 8, 2015 by admin

The first half of 2015 has seen many interesting papers on fossil Neuropterida (Neuroptera, Raphidioptera, Megaloptera) published*. These papers include studies on neuropterid families: phylogenies (including both extant and fossil taxa) of Sialidae (Megaloptera) and Mantispidae (Neuroptera), and a review of … Continue reading →

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Mantispids in the fossil record

Posted on June 15, 2015 by admin

Recently my paper on fossil Mantispidae was published: Jepson, J.E. 2015. A review of the current state of knowledge of fossil Mantispidae (Insecta: Neuroptera). Zootaxa, 3964 (4): 419-432 This is the first paper resulting from my Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral … Continue reading →

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Three Days in Los Tuxtlas

Posted on June 8, 2015 by admin

On the 16th of May, the day after the International Symposium on Neuropterology had finished (see my previous post for a review of the symposium), many of the symposium attendees boarded a coach for the journey to the Instituto de Biología’s Los … Continue reading →

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Back from Mexico

Posted on June 1, 2015 by admin

I am now back in Berlin from my trip to Mexico, where I had a delightfully splendid time at the International Symposium on Neuropterology in Mexico City, Mexico. The symposium was thoroughly enjoyable; it was a pleasure to meet so many friendly … Continue reading →

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Welcome to my research blog!

Posted on May 9, 2015 by admin

Welcome Hello, my name is James Jepson, I am a palaeoentomologist (fossil insect researcher), who is particularly interested in fossil Neuroptera (lacewings, antlions and allies), Raphidioptera (snakeflies), and Megaloptera (alderflies, fishflies and dobsonflies). Starting last October (2014), I began a … Continue reading →

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