Proptychopterina immensa Lukashevich 2000 (phantom crane fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Ptychopteridae

Full reference: E. D. Lukashevich. 2000. Five new species of Eoptychopteridae (Diptera) from the Mesozoic of Asia. Acta Geologica Hispanica 35(1-2):25-30

Belongs to Proptychopterina according to E. D. Lukashevich 2000

Sister taxa: Proptychopterina amota, Proptychopterina evecta, Proptychopterina gracilis, Proptychopterina handlirschi, Proptychopterina makarova, Proptychopterina mongolica, Proptychopterina oleynikovi, Proptychopterina opinata, Proptychopterina sharategica, Proptychopterina tenera, Proptychopterina yeniseica

Type specimen: PIN 923/786, a wing. Its type locality is Kempendyay River (PIN collection 923), which is in a Berriasian/Barremian pond siltstone/sandstone in the Khaya Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Kempendyay River (PIN collection 923)

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