†Austrochoristella whitehousei Riek 1955 (scorpionfly)
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Insecta - Mecoptera - Mesopsychidae
Alternative combination: Prochoristella whitehousei
Full reference: E. F. Riek. 1955. Fossil insects from the Triassic beds at Mt. Crosby, Queensland. Australian Journal of Zoology 3(4):654-691
Belongs to Austrochoristella according to R. Willmann 1989
See also Riek 1955 and Willmann 1978
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: University of Queensland Department of Geology C2172, C2173, a forewing. Its type locality is Mount Crosby Insect Bed (UQ collection), which is in a Norian pond shale in Australia.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Mount Crosby Insect Bed (UQ collection)
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