Insecta - Mecoptera - Mesopsychidae
Full reference: D. Ren, C. C. Labandeira, and C. K. Shih. 2010. New Mesozoic Mesopsychidae (Mecoptera) from northeastern China. Acta Geologica Sinica 84(4):720-731
Belongs to Lichnomesopsyche according to X. N. Lian et al. 2021
See also Lin et al. 2016, Ren et al. 2009 and Ren et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Lichnomesopsyche daohugouensis, Lichnomesopsyche prochorista
Type specimen: CNU-M-NN2005020, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2005 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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