†Cladoneura willistoni Scudder 1894 (winter crane fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Trichoceridae
Synonyms: Limnophila ruinarum Scudder 1894, Limnophila strigosa Scudder 1894
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1894. Tertiary Tipulidae, with special reference to those of Florissant, Colorado. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 32:163-245
Belongs to Cladoneura according to F. Dong et al. 2014
See also Krzemińska et al. 2009 and Scudder 1894
Sister taxon: Cladoneura jaccardi
Type specimens:
- Cladoneura willistoni: Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado
- Limnophila ruinarum: Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
- Limnophila strigosa: Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant (MCZ Collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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