Insecta - Mecoptera - Bittacidae

Full reference: F. M. Carpenter. 1955. An Eocene Bittacus (Mecoptera). Psyche 61:39-41

Belongs to Bittacus according to R. Willmann 1978

See also Carpenter 1955

Sister taxa: Bittacus biamensis, Bittacus lepiduscretaceus, Bittacus succinus, Bittacus veternus

Type specimen: MCZ 4921, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Evacuation Creek, Watson, which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large shale in the Evacuation Creek Formation of Utah.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Evacuation Creek, Watson

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