†Symplecta (Psiloconopa) penalveri Krzemiński and Arillo 2008 (crane fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae
Full reference: W. Krzemiński and A. Arillo. 2008. A new species, Symplecta (Psiloconopa) penalveri n. sp. (Diptera, Limoniidae) from the Miocene of Spain. Alavesia 2:211-213
Belongs to Symplecta (Psiloconopa) according to W. Krzemiński and A. Arillo 2008
Sister taxa: Symplecta (Psiloconopa) gracilis, Symplecta (Psiloconopa) gurnetensis, Symplecta (Psiloconopa) savchenkoi
Type specimen: MNSA 13519, a wing. Its type locality is Izarra (MCNA collection), which is in a Miocene lacustrine claystone in Spain.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Izarra (MCNA collection)
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