†Eorpa elverumi Archibald et al. 2013 (scorpionfly)
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Insecta - Mecoptera - Eorpidae
Full reference: S. B. Archibald, R. W. Mathewes, and D. R. Greenwood. 2013. The Eocene apex of panorpoid scorpionfly family diversity. Journal of Paleontology 87:677-695
Belongs to Eorpa according to S. B. Archibald et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Eorpa jurgeni, Eorpa ypsipeda
Type specimen: SRUI 08-07-07a,b, a forewing. Its type locality is Republic, locality B4131, which is in a Ypresian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Klondike Mountain Formation of Washington.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Washington collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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