''Cimbrophlebia'' is an extinct genus of Mecoptera which existed from the

Jurassic The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya. The J ...

to the

Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), Era. The name ''Eocene' ...

period.

Species

The genus ''Cimbrophlebia'' contains the species: *''Cimbrophlebia amoena''

Daohugou The Haifanggou Formation (), also known as the Jiulongshan Formation (), is a fossil-bearing rock deposit located near Daohugou () village of Ningcheng County, in Inner Mongolia, northeastern China. The formation consists of coarse conglomerates ...

, China, Callovian *''Cimbrophlebia bittaciformis'' Fur Formation, Denmark,

*''Cimbrophlebia brooksi''

Klondike Mountain Formation The Klondike Mountain Formation is an Early Eocene (Ypresian) geological formation located in the northeast central area of Washington state. The formation, named for the type location designated in 1962, Klondike Mountain north of Republic, Wash ...

, Washington, Eocene *''Cimbrophlebia flabelliformis'' Kamloops Group, Canada,

Ypresian In the geologic timescale the Ypresian is the oldest age (geology), age or lowest stage (stratigraphy), stratigraphic stage of the Eocene. It spans the time between , is preceded by the Thanetian Age (part of the Paleocene) and is followed by th ...

*''Cimbrophlebia leahyi'' Kamloops Group, Canada, Ypresian *''Cimbrophlebia rara'' Yixian Formation, China,

Aptian The Aptian is an age in the geologic timescale or a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is a subdivision of the Early or Lower Cretaceous Epoch or Series and encompasses the time from 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma to 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma (million years ago), a ...

*''Cimbrophlebia westae'' Klondike Mountain Formation, Washington, Eocene

References

Mecoptera Eocene insects Fossil taxa described in 1977 Prehistoric insects of Europe Cenozoic insects of Asia Prehistoric insect genera Fur Formation Tranquille Formation Klondike Mountain Formation {{paleo-insect-stub