†Prospeolepta brevicubita Blagoderov 2000 (fungus gnat)
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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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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