†Virgulaparachorista elegans Lian et al. 2023 (scorpionfly)
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Insecta - Mecoptera - Parachoristidae
Full reference: X. N. Lian, C. Y. Cai, and D. Y. Huang. 2023. New genera and species of parachoristids (Insecta: Mecoptera) from the Tongchuan entomofauna of Shaanxi Province, northwestern China. Alcheringa 47:109-116
Belongs to Virgulaparachorista according to X. N. Lian et al. 2023
Sister taxon: Virgulaparachorista tongchuanensis
Type specimen: NIGP 177963, a forewing. Its type locality is Qishuihe outcrop, Hejiafang, Jinsuoguan Town, Tongchuan City, which is in a Longobardian lacustrine mudstone in the Yanchang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Qishuihe outcrop, Hejiafang, Jinsuoguan Town, Tongchuan City
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