Insecta - Mecoptera - Parachoristidae
Full reference: X. Lian. 2025. New Parachoristidae and "Orthophlebiidae" from the Tongchuan entomofauna and their implications on the early evolution of Panorpoidea. Mesozoic 2:329-355
Belongs to Parachorista according to X. Lian 2026
See also Lian 2025
Sister taxa: Parachorista arguta, Parachorista asiatica, Parachorista comica, Parachorista elegantula, Parachorista immota, Parachorista libaii, Parachorista multivena, Parachorista opposita, Parachorista orienta, Parachorista pincombeae, Parachorista pulchra, Parachorista religiosa, Parachorista ruga, Parachorista sana, Parachorista splendida, Parachorista triassica
Type specimen: NIGP209395, a forewing. Its type locality is Yishi Village, Yaoqu Township, which is in a Longobardian lacustrine mudstone in the Yanchang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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