Mesorhyphus handlirschi Lukashevich 2012 (wood gnat)

Insecta - Diptera - Anisopodidae

Full reference: E. D. Lukashevich. 2012. New Bibionomorpha (Insecta: Diptera) from the Jurassic of Asia. Paleontological Journal 46:273-287

Belongs to Mesorhyphus according to E. D. Lukashevich 2012

Sister taxa: Mesorhyphus blagoderovi, Mesorhyphus clavipes, Mesorhyphus hennigi, Mesorhyphus nanus, Mesorhyphus rhaeticus, Mesorhyphus ulrichi, Mesorhyphus zirzipanus

Type specimen: PIN 4270/2266, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shar-Teg, outcrop 443/1 (PIN collection 4270), which is in a Tithonian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Sharteg Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Mongolia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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