†Mesomutilla aptera Zhang 1985 (velvet ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Mutillidae
Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 1985. New data on the Mesozoic fossil insects from Laiyang in Shandong. Geology of Shandong 1:23-39
Belongs to Mesomutilla according to J. F. Zhang 1985
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Shandong Provincial Museum L85119, 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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