Insecta - Raphidioptera - Mesoraphidiidae
Full reference: Y. C. Hong. 1992. The study of Early Cretaceous Coleoptera, Raphidioptera, Diptera (Insecta) of Kezuo, west Liaoning Province. Acta Geologica Gansu 1:1-11
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, Huaxiaraphidia, Iberoraphidia, Jilinoraphidia, Kezuoraphidia, Mesoraphidia, Necroraphidia, Ororaphidia, Proraphidia, Siboptera, Sinoraphidia, Stenoraphidia, Styporaphidia, Yanoraphidia
Subtaxa: Xuraphidia liaoxiensis
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Xiwan village, Meileyingzi, Kezuo (Cretaceous of China)
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