Laiyangoraphidia delicata Chen et al. 2024 (snakefly)

Insecta - Raphidioptera - Mesoraphidiidae

Full reference: Y. Chen, E. A. Jarzembowski, and C. Luo. 2024. Taxonomic names, in Laiyangoraphidia delicata gen. et sp. nov., a new snakefly (Insecta: Raphidioptera: Mesoraphidiidae) from the Lower Cretaceous Laiyang Formation of China. Historical Biology 37:1633-1638

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

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NIGP204108, 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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