Baissoptera sinica Lyu et al. 2017 (snakefly)

Insecta - Raphidioptera - Baissopteridae

Full reference: Y. N. Lyu, D. Ren, and X. Y. Liu. 2017. Systematic revision of the fossil snakefly family Baissopteridae (Insecta: Raphidioptera) from the Lower Cretaceous of China, with description of a new genus and three new species. Cretaceous Research 80:13-26

Belongs to Baissoptera according to Y. N. Lyu et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Baissoptera bicolor, Baissoptera brasiliensis, Baissoptera burmana, Baissoptera cellulosa, Baissoptera cretaceoelectra, Baissoptera elongata, Baissoptera grandis, Baissoptera liaoningensis, Baissoptera lisae, Baissoptera maculata, Baissoptera martinsoni, Baissoptera monopoda, Baissoptera pankowskiorum, Baissoptera pulchra, Baissoptera sibirica, Baissoptera wangi

Type specimen: CNU-RAP-LB-2017038, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2017 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2017 collection

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