†Corethrella (Fossicorethrella) cretacea Szadziewski 1995 (frog biting midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Corethrellidae
Full reference: R. Szadziewski. 1995. The oldest fossil Corethrellidae (Diptera) from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 38:177-181
Belongs to Corethrella (Fossicorethrella) according to A. Borkent 2014
See also Borkent 2008 and Szadziewski 1995
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMNS C 61/12, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Lebanese amber, Jezzine (SMNS collection), which is in a Barremian terrestrial amber in Lebanon.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Lebanese amber, Jezzine (SMNS collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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