Paekthobittacus Ri et al. 2023 (hangingfly)

Insecta - Mecoptera - Bittacidae

Full reference: C. J. Ri, M. Y. O, C. G. Won, K. S. So, S. H. Jon and K. S. Kim. 2023. The first hangingfly from the Lower Cretaceous Sinuiju Formation (Mecoptera: Bittacidae) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Cretaceous Research 155(105778)

Parent taxon: Bittacidae according to C. J. Ri et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Antiquanabittacus, Archebittacus, Baissobittacus, Bittacinae, Bittacus, Burmobittacus, Composibittacus, Cretobittacus, Decoribittacus, Eremobittacus, Exilibittacus, Formosibittacus, Hylobittacus, Jurahylobittacus, Karattacus, Liaobittacus, Megabittacus, Mongolobittacus, Neorthophlebiinae, Orthobittacus, Palaeobittacus, Plesiobittacinae, Preanabittacus, Probittacus, Prohylobittacus, Scharabittacus, Sibirobittacus, Thyridates, Tytthobittacus

Subtaxa: Paekthobittacus sinuijuensis

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Type: Paekthobittacus sinuijuensis

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Paektodong, Sinuiju City (Cretaceous of North Korea)

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