Polylepta (Lyptolape) olenguiensis Blagoderov 2000 (fungus gnat)

Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae

Alternative combination: Polylepta olenguiensis

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 Polylepta (Lyptolape) according to V. A. Blagoderov 2000

See also Oliveira and Amorim 2021

Sister taxon: Polylepta (Lyptolape) lyptolape

Type specimen: PIN 2328/2366, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Semen creek, outcrop 1, bed 7 (PIN collection 2328), which is in an Aptian lacustrine mudstone in the Turga Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Semen creek, outcrop 1, bed 7 (PIN collection 2328)

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