†Zhiganka Lukashevich 1995 (phantom crane fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Ptychopteridae
Full reference: E. D. Lukashevich. 1995. First pupae of the Eoptychopteridae and Ptychopteridae from the Mesozoic of Siberia (Insecta: Diptera). Paleontological Journal 29(1):164-171
Parent taxon: Bittacomorphinae according to E. D. Lukashevich 2019
See also Lukashevich 1995 and Lukashevich et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Bittacomorpha, Bittacomorphella, Probittacomorpha
Subtaxa: Zhiganka comitans Zhiganka longialata Zhiganka woolgari
Type: Zhiganka comitans
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (3 collections), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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