Eochauliodes striolatus

Taxonavigation

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

• †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

• 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.