Mochlonyx Loew 1844 (phantom midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chaoboridae
Full reference: H. Loew. 1844. Beschreibung einiger neuen Gattungen der europäischen Dipternfauna. Entomologische Zeitung 5:114-130
Parent taxon: Chaoborinae according to A. Borkent 2014
See also Carpenter 1992 and Hennig 1966
Sister taxon: Chaoborus
Subtaxa: Mochlonyx atavus Mochlonyx secundus Mochlonyx sepultus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Poland (1 collection), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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