†Orentalphila caloa Lin et al. 2015 (fly)
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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
Belongs to Orentalphila according to X. Q. Lin et al. 2015
Sister taxon: Orentalphila gravia
Type specimen: CNU-DIP-LB2013401, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2013 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2013 collection
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