Insecta - Mecoptera - Bittacidae
Full reference: S. L. Liu, C. K. Shih, A. Bashkuev and D. Ren. 2016. New Jurassic hangingflies (Insecta: Mecoptera: Bittacidae) from Inner Mongolia, China. Zootaxa 4067:65-78
Parent taxon: Bittacidae according to X. Lian 2026
See also Liu et al. 2016 and Yu et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Antiquanabittacus, Archebittacus, Baissobittacus, Bittacinae, Bittacus, Burmobittacus, Cretobittacus, Decoribittacus, Eremobittacus, Exilibittacus, Formosibittacus, Hylobittacus, Jichoristella, Jurahylobittacus, Karattacus, Liaobittacus, Megabittacus, Mongolbittacus, Neorthophlebiinae, Orthobittacus, Paekthobittacus, Palaeobittacus, Plesiobittacinae, Preanabittacus, Probittacus, Prohylobittacus, Scharabittacus, Sibirobittacus, Thyridates, Tytthobittacus
Subtaxa: Composibittacus bipunctatus Composibittacus reticulatus Composibittacus retroflexus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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