Insecta - Diptera - Protopleciidae
Full reference: J. Y. Hao and D. Ren. 2009. Middle Jurassic Protopleciidae from Daohougou, Inner Mongolia, China (Insecta, Diptera). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 34:554-559
Belongs to Mesoplecia according to J. Y. Hao and D. Ren 2009
Sister taxa: Mesoplecia anfracta, Mesoplecia fastigata, Mesoplecia jurassica, Mesoplecia mediana, Mesoplecia oleynikovi, Mesoplecia plena, Mesoplecia sibirica, Mesoplecia sinica, Mesoplecia stigma, Mesoplecia xinboensis
Type specimen: CNU-DIP-D-NN2008003, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2008 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU 2008 collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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