†Pseudopulex wangi Huang et al. 2013 (flea)
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Insecta - Siphonaptera - Pseudopulicidae
Full reference: D. Y. Huang, M. S. Engel, C. Y. Cai and A. Nel. 2013. Mesozoic giant fleas from northeastern China (Siphonaptera): taxonomy and implications for palaeodiversity. Chinese Science Bulletin 58:1682-1690
Belongs to Pseudopulex according to D. Y. Huang et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Pseudopulex jurassicus, Pseudopulex magnus, Pseudopulex tanlan
Type specimen: NIGP154244, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (NIGP collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Daohugou (NIGP collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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