Insecta - Raphidioptera - Mesoraphidiidae

Full reference: Y. C. Hong. 1992. A new Mesozoic family of snake flies (Insecta, Raphidioptera) from the Laiyang Basin of China. Paleontological Journal 26(3):128-133

Parent taxon: Mesoraphidiinae according to Y. N. Lu et al. 2015

See also Bechly and Wolf-Schwenninger 2011, Engel 2002 and Hong 1992

Sister taxa: Alavaraphidia, Allocotoraphidia, Amarantoraphidia, Baisoraphidia, Beipiaoraphidia, Caloraphidia, Cretinocellia, Grammoraphidia, Iberoraphidia, Jilinoraphidia, Kezuoraphidia, Mesoraphidia, Necroraphidia, Ororaphidia, Proraphidia, Siboptera, Sinoraphidia, Stenoraphidia, Styporaphidia, Xuraphidia, Yanoraphidia

Subtaxa: Huaxiaraphidia shandongensis Huaxiaraphidia sinensis

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at West of Tuanwan, Laiyang basin (Cretaceous of China)

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