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Taxonomy from Fossilworks.org. Male scorpionfly. Species name reflects the characteristic pattern marking of the wings. Diagnosis from Soszyńska-Maj et al. 2019, p. 9: "Species differs from remaining congeneric by combination of the following characters: numerous oval-shaped small regular dark spots on the membrane all situated between veins spread evenly throughout the whole wings, more transparent areas than dark, Rs forks slightly beyond Mb forks in forewing, Rs1+2 almost twice as long and Rs3+4, basal part of M4b in forewing and M4 in hindwing strongly oblique and situated with cross-vein m-cu on one line." Line drawing from Soszyńska-Maj et al. 2019, p. 13 : References: Agnieszka Soszyńska-Maj, Wiesław Krzemiński, Katarzyna Kopeć, Yizi Cao, Ren, Wiesław Krzemiński & Katarzyna Kopeć (2019): New Middle Jurassic fossils shed light on the relationship of recent Panorpoidea (Insecta, Mecoptera), Historical Biology, DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2018.1564747
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Is either related or identical to Orthophlebia stigmosa (picture A) or O. nervulosa (picture D) Reference.: Xiao Qiao, Chungkun Shih & Ren (2012): Two new Middle Jurassic species of orthophlebiids (Insecta: Mecoptera) from Inner Mongolia, China. Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, DOI:10.1080/03115518.2012.671689
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