Praearchitipula abnormis ( Hao & Ren, 2009 )

Gao, Jiaqi, Shih, Chungkun, Kopeć, Katarzyna, Krzemiński, Wiesław & Ren, Dong, 2015, New species and revisions of Pediciidae (Diptera) from the Middle Jurassic of northeastern China and Russia, Zootaxa 3963 (2), pp. 240-249 : 243

Praearchitipula abnormis ( Hao & Ren, 2009) —comb. nov.

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Architipula abnormis Hao & Ren, 2009: 172 , figs 1–9.

Remarks. Architipula abnormis Hao & Ren, 2009 from the late Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of Daohugou ( China) was previously regarded as a member of the Limoniidae . After re-examining the holotype of A. abnormis , we found that the cross-vein sc-r was omitted in the original description ( Fig. 2 ). It has a presectoral position and we propose to transfer this species from Limoniidae to Pediciidae .

This species corresponds mostly to the generic characters of Praearchitipula Kalugina, 1985 , such as Rs bifurcating into a long R2+3 and a short R4+5; cross-vein r-m between R5 and M1+2. It differs from other species of Praearchitipula in the shorter length of d-cell, which is about 1/13 the length of wing.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Praearchitipula abnormis (Hao & Ren, 2009) comb. nov., holotype, CNU-DIP-NN 2007001 p / c. A, B— Photographs of part and counterpart; C—Photograph of right wing; D—Line drawings of right wing. Arrows mark position of sc-r. Scale bars = 1 mm.