†Preanabittacus karatavensis Novokshonov 1993 (hangingfly)
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Insecta - Mecoptera - Bittacidae
Full reference: V. G. Novokshonov. 1993. Mückenhafte (Mecoptera Bittacidae) aus dem Jura, Kreide und Paläogen von Eurasien und ihre phylogenetischen Beziehungen. Russian Entomological Journal 2:75-86
Belongs to Preanabittacus according to V. G. Novokshonov 1993
Sister taxon: Preanabittacus validus
Type specimen: PIN 2239/1787, a forewing. Its type locality is Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2239), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2239)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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