Similsciophila singularis Shi et al. 2014 (fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Mesosciophilidae

Full reference: G. F. Shi, C. K. Shih, and D. Ren. 2014. Taxonomic names, in A new genus with two new species of mesosciophilids from the Middle Jurassic of China (Diptera: Nematocera: Mesosciophilidae). Journal of Natural History

Belongs to Similsciophila according to G. F. Shi et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Similsciophila sinuata, Similsciophila undulata

Type specimen: CNU-DIP-NN2011226, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2011 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Jiulongshan Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU 2011 collection)

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