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Allochorista

Insecta - Mecoptera - Mesopsychidae

Taxonomy
Allochorista was named by Hong (2007). Its type is Allochorista erdosensis.

It was assigned to Mesopanorpodidae by Hong (2007).

Species
A. erdosensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Allochorista Hong p. 263

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderMecopteraPackard 1886
superfamilyMesopsychoidea
familyMesopsychidae
genusAllochorista

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Allochorista Hong 2007
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Y. C. Hong 2007Forewing, Sc short, not reached midwing in anterior margin; costal space about 2-3 times as wide as that of subcostal; both Sc and R single; R extended beyond midwing; main stem of Rs very short and forked early into stems Rs1+ 2 ; main stem of MA very longer than main stem Rs or Rs+ MA or R+ MA; then MA coslesced with Sc and formed a merged vein Sc + R+ MA; stem Rs branched obviously earlier than that of MA, all branches of Rs and MA long; M with 4 branches, arranging in comb􀀁like, and coalesced with CuA.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Longobardian or 242.00000 to 235.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Shaanxi) A. erdosensis (117138)