†Huaxiaraphidia sinensis Hong 1992 (snakefly)
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Insecta - Raphidioptera - Mesoraphidiidae
Full reference: Y. C. Hong. 1992. A new Mesozoic family of snake flies (Insecta, Raphidioptera) from the Laiyang Basin of China. Paleontological Journal 26(3):128-133
Belongs to Huaxiaraphidia according to Y. N. Lu et al. 2015
See also Engel 2002 and Hong 1992
Sister taxon: Huaxiaraphidia shandongensis
Type specimen: BMNH 34 SHL 113, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is West of Tuanwan, Laiyang basin, which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large shale in the Laiyang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at West of Tuanwan, Laiyang basin
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