†Archebittacus exilis Riek 1955 (hangingfly)
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Insecta - Mecoptera - Bittacidae
Full reference: E. F. Riek. 1955. Fossil insects from the Triassic beds at Mt. Crosby, Queensland. Australian Journal of Zoology 3(4):654-691
Belongs to Archebittacus according to K. J. Lambkin 2017
See also Riek 1955 and Willmann 1978
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: University of Queensland Department of Geology C2139, C2140, a forewing (perfect right forewing). Its type locality is Mount Crosby Insect Bed (UQ collection), which is in a Norian pond shale in Australia.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Triassic of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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