†Epimesoplecia shcherbakovi Zhang 2007 (fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Protopleciidae
Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 2007. New Mesozoic Protopleciidae (Insecta: Diptera: Nematocera) from China. Cretaceous Research 28:289-296
Belongs to Epimesoplecia according to J. F. Zhang 2007
Sister taxa: Epimesoplecia ambloneura, Epimesoplecia elenae, Epimesoplecia macrostrena, Epimesoplecia plethora, Epimesoplecia prosoneura, Epimesoplecia stana
Type specimen: DHG200384, 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)
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