†Abrotoxyela lepida Gao et al. 2009 (sawfly)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Xyelidae
Full reference: T. P. Gao, D. Ren, and C. K. Shih. 2009. Abrotoxyela gen. nov. (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Xyelidae) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China. Zootaxa 2094:52-59
Belongs to Abrotoxyela according to A. Taeger et al. 2010
See also Gao et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Abrotoxyela curva, Abrotoxyela multiciliata
Type specimen: CNU-HYM-NN2008004, 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)
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