†Scelorhagio mecomastigus Zhang et al. 1993 (snipe fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Rhagionidae
Full reference: J. F. Zhang, S. Zhang, and L. Y. Li. 1993. Mesozoic gadflies (Insecta: Diptera). Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 32:662-672
Belongs to Scelorhagio according to A. Nagatomi and D. Yang 1998
See also Zhang et al. 1993
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Shandong Provincial Museum L88812, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Nanligezhuang, Tuanwang Town, Laiyang City (Shandong Prov. Mus.), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large shale in the Laiyang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Nanligezhuang, Tuanwang Town, Laiyang City (Shandong Prov. Mus.)
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