Proraphidia anisomorpha Chen et al. 2024 (snakefly)

Insecta - Raphidioptera - Mesoraphidiidae

Full reference: Y. Chen, E. A. Jarzembowski, and C. Luo. 2024. Taxonomic names, in A new species of Proraphidia (Raphidioptera: Mesoraphidiidae) from the Lower Cretaceous Laiyang Formation of China. Cretaceous Research 160(105898)

Belongs to Proraphidia according to Y. Chen et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Proraphidia gomezi, Proraphidia hopkinsi, Proraphidia jepsoni, Proraphidia turkestanica, Proraphidia yixianensis

Type specimen: NIGP204107, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Nanligezhuang, Laiyang City (NIGP collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large shale in the Laiyang Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Nanligezhuang, Laiyang City (NIGP collection)

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