Sinorhagio daohuguoensis (snipe fly)
Class Insecta, Order Diptera, Family Rhagionidae
Geological Time: Middle/Late Jurassic
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Insect fossil is 14 mm long; Matrix: 40 mm by 60 mm
Fossil Site: Juilongshan Formation, Daohu Valley, Ningcheng County, Neimenggu (Inner Mongolia), China
Fossil Code: CF285
Price: $185.00 - sold
 Description:
The Daohuguo Beds in Inner Mongolia have yielded a fauna much like
that of the somewhat younger Yixian Formation. This is a fine snipe
fly known as Sinorhagio. The specific name is derived from the
valley in which the first specimen was found some 5 years ago,
a site that has yield several members of the Brachycera. The modern
snipe flies are vicious biters that are close relatives of deer
flies. Notice the excellent details seen here in the color banding
of the abdomen and the segmented antennae. |
