Insecta - Diptera - Pediciidae

Alternative combination: Architipula abnormis

Full reference: J. Y. Hao and D. Ren. 2009. Two new fossil species of Limoniidae (Diptera: Nematocera) from the Middle Jurassic of Northeastern, China. Entomological News 120(2):171-178

Belongs to Praearchitipula according to J. Q. Gao et al. 2015

See also Hao and Ren 2009

Sister taxa: Praearchitipula apprima, Praearchitipula kaluginae, Praearchitipula mirabilis, Praearchitipula notabilis, Praearchitipula podenasi, Praearchitipula ribeiroi, Praearchitipula ryszardi, Praearchitipula trinervis

Type specimen: CNU-D-NN2007001, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2007 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU 2007 collection)

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