Eochauliodes striolatus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Megaloptera 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Neuropterida
Ordo: Megaloptera

Familia: Corydalidae
Subfamilia: Chauliodinae
Genus: †Eochauliodes
Species: Eochauliodes striolatus

Name

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  • Eochauliodes striolatus Liu, Wang, Shih, Ren & Yang, 2012
Holotype: CNU-MEG-NN2011004 P/C (part and counterpart), specimen consists of a nearly complete adult, with four wings stretched out but mostly overlapping.
Type locality: Daohugou Village, Shantou Township, Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia, China (41°18′30″N, 119°13′00″E).
Type horizon: Jiulongshan Formation, Bathonian-Callovian boundary, Middle Jurassic.
Etymology: The specific name is from the Latin word striolatus (meaning, bearing narrow markings), referring to the striking wing pattern of the new species.

References

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  • Liu, Xingyue, Yongjie Wang, Chung K. Shih, Dong Ren & Ding Yang, 2012: Early evolution and historical biogeography of fishflies (Megaloptera: Chauliodinae): implications from a phylogeny combining fossil and extant taxa. PLoS One, 7(7): e40345. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040345.