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A new fossil species of antlion,Porrerus dominicanus is described from Dominican amber. Extant species ofPorrerus are found only in South America and Panama.A review of the current knowledge of fossil Myrmeleontidae is provided,
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Poinar, G.O., Stange, L.A. A new antlion from Dominican amber (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae). Experientia 52, 383–386 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01919545
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