Prospeolepta brevicubita Blagoderov 2000 (fungus gnat)

Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae

Full reference: V. A. Blagoderov. 2000. New fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from the Cretaceous and Paleogene of Asia. Paleontological Journal 34(suppl 3):S355-S359

Belongs to Prospeolepta according to S. S. Oliveira and D. D. S. Amorim 2021

See also Blagoderov 2000

Sister taxa: Prospeolepta parallelimedia, Prospeolepta simplex, Prospeolepta trapezia

Type specimen: PIN 4271/1481, a wing. Its type locality is Shar-Tolgoy (PIN collection 4271), which is in an Aptian lacustrine marl in the Shar-Tolgoy Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Shar-Tolgoy (PIN collection 4271)

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