Insecta - Diptera - Mesosciophilidae

Full reference: X. Q. Lin, C. K. Shih, and D. Ren. 2015. New fossil mesosciophilids (Diptera: Nematocera) from the Yixian Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of western Liaoning, China. Cretaceous Research 54:86-97

Parent taxon: Mesosciophilidae according to X. Q. Lin et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Jurasciophila, Mesosciophila, Mesosciophilina, Mesosciophilodes, Mesosciophilopsis, Paramesosciophilodes, Pseudalysiinia fragmenta, Sciophilites, Similsciophila, Sinosciophila

Subtaxa: Orentalphila caloa Orentalphila gravia

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Type: Orentalphila gravia

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2013 collection (Cretaceous of China)

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