Insecta - Mecoptera - Bittacidae

Full reference: V. G. Novokshonov. 1996. Orthobittacus polymitus sp. n. und Asiathauma sajsagulis gen. et sp. n., zwei fossile Mecoptera-Arten aus dem Jura von Kasachstan und Kirgisien. Russian Entomological Journal 5:94-96

Belongs to Orthobittacus according to K. Kopeć et al. 2018

See also Novokshonov 1996

Sister taxa: Orthobittacus abshiricus, Orthobittacus maculosus, Orthobittacus suni

Type specimen: PIN 2997/686, a forewing. Its type locality is Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2997), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2997)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.