†Formosibittacus macularis Li et al. 2008 (hangingfly)
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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
Belongs to Formosibittacus according to Y. L. Li et al. 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CNU-M-NN2007001, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2007 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU 2007 collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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