Protonemestrius jurassicus Ren 1998 (tangle-veined fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Nemestrinidae

Full reference: D. Ren. 1998. Late Jurassic Brachycera from northeastern China (Insecta: Diptera). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 23:65-82

Belongs to Protonemestrius according to D. Ren 1998

Sister taxa: Protonemestrius beipiaoensis, Protonemestrius bequaerti, Protonemestrius handlirschi, Protonemestrius magnus, Protonemestrius martynovi, Protonemestrius rasnitsyni, Protonemestrius rohdendorfi

Type specimen: GMCB LB97005, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Near Chaomidian Village (GMC Beijing coll), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Near Chaomidian Village (GMC Beijing coll)

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