Insecta - Mecoptera - Mesopsychidae

Full reference: C. K. Shih, X. Qiao, C. C. Labandeira and D. Ren. 2013. A new mesopsychid (Mecoptera) from the Middle Jurassic of northeastern China. Acta Geologica Sinica 87:1235-1241

Parent taxon: Mesopsychidae according to X. Lian 2026

See also Lin et al. 2016 and Shih et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Baissopsyche, Ferghanopsyche, Lichnomesopsyche, Mesopanorpodes, Mesopsyche, Mesoses, Permopsyche, Prochoristella, Ptychopteropsis, Sogdopsyche, Tarantogus, Tipulidites, Turanopsyche, Turbidapsyche, Undisca, Vitimopsyche, Forcinerva, Allochorista, Longifurcula, Austrochoristella, Mesotanyderus, Afristella, Triassochoristites, Ladinochorista

Subtaxa: Epicharmesopsyche pentavenulosa

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU 2011 collection) (Jurassic of China)

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