Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae
Alternative combination: Mesotipula (Mesotipula) brevicella
Full reference: E. D. Lukashevich. 2009. Limoniidae (Diptera) in the Upper Jurassic of Shar Teg, Mongolia. Zoosymposia 3:131-154
Belongs to Mesotipula (Irenatipula) according to K. Kopeć et al. 2020
See also Gao et al. 2015 and Lukashevich 2009
Sister taxa: Mesotipula (Irenatipula) gloriosa, Mesotipula (Irenatipula) parvula, Mesotipula (Irenatipula) sigmoidea, Mesotipula (Irenatipula) undinella
Type specimen: PIN 4270/2068, a wing. Its type locality is Shar-Teg, outcrop 423/6 (PIN collection 4270), which is in a Tithonian lacustrine - large claystone in the Sharteg Formation of Mongolia.
Distribution: found only at Shar-Teg, outcrop 423/6 (PIN collection 4270)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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