†Mesocorethra cincta Lukashevich 2011 (phantom midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chaoboridae
Full reference: E. D. Lukashevich. 2011. New nematocerans (Insecta: Diptera) from the Late Jurassic of Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 45(6):620-628
Belongs to Mesocorethra according to A. Borkent 2014
See also Lukashevich 2011
Sister taxon: Mesocorethra levis
Type specimen: PIN 4270/2309, a wing. Its type locality is Shar-Teg, outcrop 443/1 (PIN collection 4270), which is in a Tithonian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Sharteg Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Shar-Teg, outcrop 443/1 (PIN collection 4270)
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