Bittacus carpenteri is a species of hanging fly in the Order Mecoptera.Cheng, F.Y. 1957. Revision of the Chinese Mecoptera. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 116(1): 1-118. Its native range is the Sichuan Province of China.World Checklist of Extant Mecoptera Species, Bittacidae (Hanging-flies), http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/entomology/general_collections/mecop/mecoptera/bittacid.htm, accessed 22 Jan 2016 The specific epithet honors Professor Frank M. Carpenter.
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