†Kronomyrmecolax fushunicus Wang et al. 2016 (twisted-winged parasite)
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Insecta - Strepsiptera - Myrmecolacidae
Full reference: B. Wang, J. Kathirithamby, and M. S. Engel. 2016. The first twisted-wing parasitoid in Eocene amber from north-eastern China (Strepsiptera: Myrmecolacidae). Journal of Natural History 50:1305-1313
Belongs to Kronomyrmecolax according to B. Wang et al. 2016
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP 156972, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Xilutian coal mine, Fushun amber (NIGP collection), which is in a Ypresian terrestrial amber in China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Xilutian coal mine, Fushun amber (NIGP collection)
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