†Pseudopulex Gao et al. 2012 (flea)
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Insecta - Siphonaptera - Pseudopulicidae
Full reference: T. P. Gao, C. K. Shih, and D. Ren. 2012. Taxonomic names, in Mid-Mesozoic flea-like ectoparasites of feathered or haired vertebrates. Current Biology 22:732-735
Parent taxon: Pseudopulicidae according to T. P. Gao et al. 2014
See also Gao et al. 2012 and Huang et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Hadropsylla, Tyrannopsylla
Subtaxa: Pseudopulex jurassicus Pseudopulex magnus Pseudopulex tanlan Pseudopulex wangi
Type: Pseudopulex jurassicus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
• Jurassic of China (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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