Insecta - Mecoptera - Bittacidae
Alternative spelling: Mongolobittacus
Full reference: J. F. Petrulevičius, D. Y. Huang, and D. Ren. 2007. A new hangingfly (Insecta: Mecoptera: Bittacidae) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China. African Invertebrates 48(1):145-152
Parent taxon: Bittacidae according to X. Lian 2026
See also Liu et al. 2014 and Petrulevičius et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Antiquanabittacus, Archebittacus, Baissobittacus, Bittacinae, Bittacus, Burmobittacus, Composibittacus, Cretobittacus, Decoribittacus, Eremobittacus, Exilibittacus, Formosibittacus, Hylobittacus, Jichoristella, Jurahylobittacus, Karattacus, Liaobittacus, Megabittacus, Neorthophlebiinae, Orthobittacus, Paekthobittacus, Palaeobittacus, Plesiobittacinae, Preanabittacus, Probittacus, Prohylobittacus, Scharabittacus, Sibirobittacus, Thyridates, Tytthobittacus
Subtaxa: Mongolbittacus daohugouensis Mongolbittacus oligophlebius Mongolbittacus speciosus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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