†Protorhagio parvus Zhang and Li 2012 (snipe fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Rhagionidae
Full reference: J. F. Zhang and H. J. Li. 2012. New taxa of snipe flies (Diptera: Brachycera: Rhagionidae) in the Daohugou biota, China. Paleontological Journal 46:157-163
Belongs to Protorhagio according to J. F. Zhang and H. J. Li 2012
Sister taxa: Protorhagio capitatus, Protorhagio karataviensis, Protorhagio ponomarenkoi, Protorhagio ruptus
Type specimen: NIGP DHG201071, 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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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