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Issue: Vol. 1134 No. 1: 23 Feb. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-02-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1134.1.3
Page range: 51–57
Abstract views: 36
PDF downloaded: 2

The first snipe fly (Diptera: Rhagionidae) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China

Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China Key Lab of Insect Evolution & Environment Change, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100037, China
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China Key Lab of Insect Evolution & Environment Change, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100037, China
Key Lab of Insect Evolution & Environment Change, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100037, China
Diptera Rhagionidae Sinorhagio new genus Daohugou China

Abstract

The description of the oldest Rhagionidae in China, Sinorhagio daohugouensis gen. et sp. nov., is given as new to science. It comes from the Middle Jurassic Daohugou Formation of Inner Mongolia. The relationships of Sinorhagio and other relevant genera of Rhagionidae are discussed.

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