Orobittacus minutus Novokshonov 1993 (hangingfly)

Insecta - Mecoptera - Bittacidae

Full reference: V. G. Novokshonov. 1993. Die interessante Bittacidenreste (Mecoptera Insecta) aus dem Jura von Eurasien. Russian Entomological Journal 2(1):57-62

Belongs to Orobittacus according to V. G. Novokshonov 1993

Sister taxon: Orobittacus antiquus

Type specimen: PIN 4270/224, a hindwing. Its type locality is Shar-Teg, outcrop 443/1 (PIN collection 4270), which is in a Tithonian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Sharteg Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Shar-Teg, outcrop 443/1 (PIN collection 4270)

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