Insecta - Diptera - Ptychopteridae
Synonym: Eoptychopterina gigantea Zhang 2004
Full reference: D. Ren and W. Krzemiński. 2002. Eoptychopteridae (Diptera) from the Middle Jurassic of China. Annales Zoologici 52:207-210
Belongs to Eoptychopterina according to J. Y. Hao et al. 2009
See also Lukashevich 2004 and Zhang 2004
Sister taxa: Eoptychopterina adnexa, Eoptychopterina angularis, Eoptychopterina antica, Eoptychopterina baisica, Eoptychopterina camura, Eoptychopterina daiensis, Eoptychopterina demissa, Eoptychopterina dimidiata, Eoptychopterina glabra, Eoptychopterina kaluginae, Eoptychopterina karatavica, Eoptychopterina mediata, Eoptychopterina omissa, Eoptychopterina petri, Eoptychopterina postica, Eoptychopterina rohdendorphi, Eoptychopterina transbaicalica, Eoptychopterina undensis
Type specimens:
- Eoptychopterina elenae: CNU BCD 2013, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
- Eoptychopterina gigantea: NIGP 135220, 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:
• Jurassic of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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