Insecta - Mecoptera - Orthophlebiidae
Full reference: E. F. Riek. 1950. A fossil mecopteron from the Triassic beds at Brookvale, NSW. Records of the Australian Museum 22(3):254-256
Parent taxon: Orthophlebiidae according to W. Krzemiński et al. 2015
See also Novokshonov 1997, Riek 1950, Willmann 1978 and Willmann 1987
Sister taxa: Burmorthophlebia, Cretacochorista, Gigaphlebiinae, Juraphlebia, Mesopanorpa, Mesorthophlebia, Orthophlebiinae, Parachorista, Parorthophlebia, Stenopanorpa
Subtaxa: Choristopanorpa bifasciata Choristopanorpa drinnani Choristopanorpa opinata Choristopanorpa ridibunda Choristopanorpa temperata
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (1 collection)
• Triassic of Australia (1), Kyrgyzstan (5)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences
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