†Triplectides palaeoslavicus Melnitsky and Ivanov 2010 (long-horned caddisfly)
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Insecta - Trichoptera - Leptoceridae
Full reference: S. I. Melnitsky and V. D. Ivanov. 2010. New species of caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) from the Rovno amber, Eocene of Ukraine. Paleontological Journal 44(3):303-311
Belongs to Triplectides according to S. I. Melnitsky and V. D. Ivanov 2010
Sister taxa: Triplectides patens, Triplectides pellucens, Triplectides rudis, Triplectides vondembuschei
Type specimen: IZSK K-5355, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rovno Amber, Klesov locality (SIZC K collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Ukraine.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Rovno Amber, Klesov locality (SIZC K collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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