†Philorites pallescens Cockerell 1921 (net-winged midge)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Insecta - Diptera - Blephariceridae
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1921. Eocene Insects from the Rocky Mountains. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 57:233-260
Belongs to Philorites according to T. D. A. Cockerell 1921
Sister taxon: Philorites johannseni
Type specimen: USNM 66571, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is USGS F. 17-4; Little Duck Creek, which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large shale in the Green River Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at USGS F. 17-4; Little Duck Creek
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.