Provence (unknown location) (Oligocene of France)

Where: France (43.9° N, 5.8° E: paleocoordinates 43.5° N, 2.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Oligocene (33.9 - 23.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lithified, carbonaceous limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression

Collection methods: Repository: personal collection of G. Gentilini

Primary reference: G. Gentilini. 1993. New species of Plecia from the Oligocene of southeastern France (Diptera Bibionidae). Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 125:157-165 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 157308: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 12.06.2014

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Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Diptera - Bibionidae
"Plecia haennii n. sp." = Plecia conica
"Plecia haennii n. sp." = Plecia conica Theobald 1937 love bug