†Chimarra (Chimarrita) palaenova Wichard 2007 (finger-net caddisfly)
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Insecta - Trichoptera - Philopotamidae
Full reference: W. Wichard. 2007. Overview and descriptions of caddisflies (Insecta, Trichoptera) in Dominican amber (Miocene). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 366:1-51
Belongs to Chimarra (Chimarrita) according to W. Wichard 2007
Sister taxon: Chimarra (Chimarrita) succini
Type specimen: SMNS Do-5713, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (SMNS coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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