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1 December 2012 New fossil hangingflies (Mecoptera, Raptipeda, Bittacidae) from the Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous of Northeastern China
Xiaoguang Yang, Dong Ren, Chungkun Shih
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Abstract

A new genus with a new species, Exilibittacus lii n. gen., n. sp., and a new species, Megabittacus spatiosus n. sp., are described and illustrated. Both of them belong to the family Bittacidae (Mecoptera). These specimens were collected respectively from the Middle Jurassic of Jiulongshan Formation at Daohugou in Inner Mongolia and from the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous of Yixian Formation at Dawangzhangzi in Liaoning, China. In Exilibittacus n. gen., both RP MA and MP have four branches in forewings, while both have three branches in hind wings, and RP1 2 and MP3 are not forked. This is the first time that the character ‘MP with three branches in hind wings’ is reported for the Bittacidae. Based on data on Megabittacus spatiosus n. sp., the diagnosis of Megabittacus is revised and a key to the known species is provided. Morphological changes in hangingflies from Middle Jurassic to present are discussed based on body length, wing length, and forewing/body length ratio.

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Xiaoguang Yang, Dong Ren, and Chungkun Shih "New fossil hangingflies (Mecoptera, Raptipeda, Bittacidae) from the Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous of Northeastern China," Geodiversitas 34(4), 785-799, (1 December 2012). https://doi.org/10.5252/g2012n4a4
Received: 15 May 2011; Accepted: 22 September 2018; Published: 1 December 2012
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KEYWORDS
Bittacidae
Formation Jiulongshan
Formation Yixian
insect fossil
insectes fossiles
Jiulongshan Formation
Mecoptera
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