Insecta - Mecoptera - Bittacidae
Full reference: J. F. Petrulevičius and E. A. Jarzembowski. 2004. The first hangingfly (Insecta: Mecoptera: Bittacidae) the Cretaceous of Europe. Journal of Paleontology 78(6):1198-1201
Parent taxon: Bittacidae according to A. S. Bashkuev 2023
See also Kopeć et al. 2016 and Petrulevičius and Jarzembowski 2004
Sister taxa: Archebittacus, Baissobittacus, Bittacinae, Bittacus, Burmobittacus, Composibittacus, Cretobittacus, Decoribittacus, Eremobittacus, Exilibittacus, Formosibittacus, Hylobittacus, Jurahylobittacus, Karattacus, Liaobittacus, Megabittacus, Mongolobittacus, Neorthophlebiinae, Orthobittacus, Paekthobittacus, Palaeobittacus, Plesiobittacinae, Preanabittacus, Probittacus, Prohylobittacus, Scharabittacus, Sibirobittacus, Thyridates, Tytthobittacus
Subtaxa: Antiquanabittacus dispar Antiquanabittacus nanus Antiquanabittacus robustus Antiquanabittacus saltator
Type: Antiquanabittacus nanus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (2 collections), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 3 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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