Insecta - Mecoptera - Bittacidae

Full reference: Y. L. Li, D. Ren, and C. K. Shih. 2008. Two Middle Jurassic hanging-flies (Insecta: Mecoptera: Bittacidae) from northeast China. Zootaxa 1929:38-46

Parent taxon: Bittacidae according to X. Lian 2026

See also Li et al. 2008 and Yu et al. 2025

Sister taxa: Antiquanabittacus, Archebittacus, Baissobittacus, Bittacinae, Bittacus, Burmobittacus, Composibittacus, Cretobittacus, Decoribittacus, Eremobittacus, Exilibittacus, Hylobittacus, Jichoristella, Jurahylobittacus, Karattacus, Liaobittacus, Megabittacus, Mongolbittacus, Neorthophlebiinae, Orthobittacus, Paekthobittacus, Palaeobittacus, Plesiobittacinae, Preanabittacus, Probittacus, Prohylobittacus, Scharabittacus, Sibirobittacus, Thyridates, Tytthobittacus

Subtaxa: Formosibittacus macularis Formosibittacus multifarius

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU collection)

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