†Vitimopsyche torta Novokshonov and Sukacheva 2001 (scorpionfly)
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Insecta - Mecoptera - Mesopsychidae
Full reference: V. G. Novokshonov and I. D. Sukacheva. 2001. Fossil Scorpionflies of the "Suborder" Paratrichoptera (Insecta: Mecoptera). Paleontological Journal 35:173-182
Belongs to Vitimopsyche according to X. D. Lin et al. 2016
See also Novokshonov and Sukacheva 2001
Sister taxa: Vitimopsyche kozlovi, Vitimopsyche pectinella, Vitimopsyche pristina
Type specimen: PIN 3064/2318, a wing
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baissa (PIN collection 3064) (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)
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