Insecta - Diptera - Protorhyphidae

Full reference: E. D. Lukashevich. 2012. New Bibionomorpha (Insecta: Diptera) from the Jurassic of Asia. Paleontological Journal 46:273-287

Belongs to Protorhyphus according to E. D. Lukashevich 2012

Sister taxa: Protorhyphus arcuatus, Protorhyphus liaoningicus, Protorhyphus major, Protorhyphus neimonggolensis, Protorhyphus ovisimilis, Protorhyphus sibiricus, Protorhyphus simplex, Protorhyphus stigmaticus, Protorhyphus turanicus

Type specimen: PIN 4270/2263, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shar-Teg, outcrop unspecified (PIN collection 4270), which is in a Tithonian lacustrine mudstone in the Sharteg Formation of Mongolia.

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Average measurements (in mm): body length 5.60, wing length 3.69