†Bittacus fossilis Carpenter 1954 (hangingfly)
Insecta - Mecoptera - Bittacidae
Synonym: Bittacus antiquus Hagen 1856 [replaced name]
Full reference: F. M. Carpenter. 1954. The Baltic Amber Mecoptera. Psyche 31-40
Belongs to Bittacus according to F. M. Carpenter 1954
Sister taxa: Bittacus egestionis, Bittacus minimus, Bittacus succinus, Bittacus veternus
Type specimens:
- Bittacus fossilis: Its type locality is Baltic amber, W.A. Haren collection, MCZ, which is in a Lutetian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
- Bittacus antiquus:
Ecology: