†Mesopetia Zhang 1987 (flat-footed fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Platypezidae
Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 1987. Four new genera of Platypezidae. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 26:595-603
Parent taxon: Platypezidae according to P. J. Chandler 2001
See also Mostovski 1995 and Zhang 1987
Sister taxa: Agathomyia, Burmapeza, Callomyia, Calvopeza, Canadopeza, Chandleromyia, Electrosania, Lebanopeza, Lindneromyia, Mecistoneuron, Microsania, Oppenheimiella, Platypezininae
Subtaxa: Mesopetia tuanwangensis
Type: Mesopetia tuanwangensis
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Tuanwang, Laiyang City (Shandong Prov. Museum coll.) (Cretaceous of China)
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