Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae
Alternative combination: Atarba vectensis
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1915. British fossil insects. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 49:469-499
Belongs to Helius (Helius) according to W. KrzemiĆski 2019
See also Cockerell 1915
Sister taxa: Helius (Helius) alavensis, Helius (Helius) collemus, Helius (Helius) edmundi, Helius (Helius) ewa, Helius (Helius) neali, Helius (Helius) oosterbroeki, Helius (Helius) popovi, Helius (Helius) qinghai, Helius (Helius) spiralis
Type specimen: USNM 61439, a wing. Its type locality is Bembridge Marls (Brodie coll), which is in a Priabonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Bouldnor Formation of the United Kingdom.
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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