The entire length of the body, excluding its
antenna, is around 56.18 millimeters long with its antenna being 5.64 millimeters long. Its head is an ovoid shape with the antenna being threat-like. The
abdomen is distinctly narrower than
thorax and is segmented into 10 segments. The entire body of Aclistophasma is covered in numerous
setae, extensions and femoral spines. These clearly show that this species had early defensive strategies against predators. It also had large fore and hind wings. The
holotype specimen of Aclistophasma is CNU-PHA-NN2019006. It was discovered in the
Daohugou Beds of the
Jiulongshan Formation in northeastern
China. The fossil is relatively complete with preserved complete wings, the fore, middle and hind legs however are incompletely preserved. == References ==