†Mesocolepus deflectum Melnitsky and Ivanov 2020 (caddisfly)
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Insecta - Trichoptera - Ptilocolepidae
Full reference: S. I. Melnitsky and V. D. Ivanov. 2020. Taxonomic names, in The Khasurty fossil insect Lagerstätte. Paleontological Journal 54:1221-1394
Belongs to Mesocolepus according to S. I. Melnitsky and V. D. Ivanov 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIN 5340/212, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Khasurty (PIN collection 5340), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - small siliciclastic in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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