†Bittacus lepiduscretaceus Li et al. 2018 (hangingfly)
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Insecta - Mecoptera - Bittacidae
Full reference: S. Li, W. W. Zhang, C. K. Shih and D. Ren. 2018. A new species of hangingfly (Insecta: Mecoptera: Bittacidae) from the mid-Cretaceous Myanmar amber. Cretaceous Research 89:92-97
Belongs to Bittacus according to S. Li et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Bittacus biamensis, Bittacus egestionis, Bittacus succinus, Bittacus veternus
Type specimen: EMTG BU-001263, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (EMTG collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (EMTG collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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