†Xyelecia xiejiaheensis Hong 1984 (sawfly)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Xyelidae
Alternative combination: Megaxyela xiejiaheensis
Full reference: Y. C. Hong. 1984. Fossil insects in the diatoms of Shanwang. Bulletin of the Tianjin Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources 8:1-15
Belongs to Xyelecia according to A. Taeger et al. 2010
See also Hong 1984 and Zhang 1989
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: 79048, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection 79/80 (Beijing Museum), which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Shanwang, Linqu County, collection 79/80 (Beijing Museum)
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