†Mongolobittacus daohugouensis Petrulevičius et al. 2007 (hangingfly)
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Insecta - Mecoptera - Bittacidae
Full reference: J. F. Petrulevičius, D. Y. Huang, and D. Ren. 2007. A new hangingfly (Insecta: Mecoptera: Bittacidae) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China. African Invertebrates 48(1):145-152
Belongs to Mongolobittacus according to J. F. Petrulevičius et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Mongolobittacus oligophlebius, Mongolobittacus speciosus
Type specimen: NIGPAS 133709, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (NIGP collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Daohugou (NIGP collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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