†Siboptera fornicata Ren 1994 (snakefly)
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Insecta - Raphidioptera - Mesoraphidiidae
Alternative combination: Liaoraphidia fornicata
Full reference: D. Ren. 1994. A new discovery of snake-flies (Insecta) from Late Jurassic of Beipiao, Liaoning. Professional Papers of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology 25:131-140
Belongs to Siboptera according to Y. N. Lyu et al. 2020
See also Engel 2002, Lu et al. 2015, Ren 1994 and Ren 1997
Sister taxa: Siboptera eurydictyon, Siboptera lata
Type specimen: GMC Sh003, an exoskeleton
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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