Insecta - Diptera - Archisargidae
Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 2012. Distinct but rare archisargid flies from Jurassic of China (Diptera, Brachycera, Archisargidae) with discussion of the systematic position of Origoasilus pingquanensis Zhang et al, 2011. Journal of Paleontology 86:878-885
Belongs to Flagellisargus according to D. A. Grimaldi and P. Barden 2016
See also Zhang 2012 and Zhang 2014
Sister taxa: Flagellisargus sinicus, Flagellisargus venustus
Type specimen: NIGP 201203, 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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