Abstract
The small genus Archirhagio Rohdendorf is an extinct Jurassic group of brachyceran flies. So far, only two known species have been found in the Middle/Upper Jurassic of Karatau (Kazakhstan) and the Middle Jurassic of Daohugou (Inner Mongolia, China) respectively. In this paper, a new species from the Middle Jurassic of Daohugou is described. A key to the species of the genus Archirhagio is given.References
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