Insecta - Diptera - Ironomyiidae
Synonym: Sinolesta Hong and Wang 1988
Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 1987. Four new genera of Platypezidae. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 26:595-603
Parent taxon: Sinolestinae according to X. K. Li and D. K. Yeates 2018
See also Evenhuis 1994, Grimaldi 2018, Hong and Wang 1988, Hong and Wang 1990, Mostovski 1995, Mostovski 1995 and Zhang 1987
Sister taxa: Eridomyia, Hermaeomyia, Macalpinomyia
Subtaxa: Palaeopetia armata Palaeopetia asaetigera Palaeopetia bellula Palaeopetia commemorabilis Palaeopetia dorsalis Palaeopetia gemina Palaeopetia laiyangensis Palaeopetia lata Palaeopetia longisaetigera Palaeopetia mina Palaeopetia minor Palaeopetia terminus Palaeopetia tertia Palaeopetia volacris
Type: Palaeopetia laiyangensis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections), Mongolia (1), Myanmar (1), the Russian Federation (6)
Total: 10 collections including 19 occurrences
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