†Dactylolabis (Eobothrophorus) altata Podenas 2003 (crane fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae
Full reference: S. Podenas. 2003. Dactylolabis Crane Flies (Diptera: Limoniidae) in Baltic Amber (Eocene). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 153:49-65
Belongs to Dactylolabis (Eobothrophorus) according to S. Podenas 2003
Sister taxa: Dactylolabis (Eobothrophorus) alna, Dactylolabis (Eobothrophorus) hoffeinsorum, Dactylolabis (Eobothrophorus) lauryni
Type specimen: MHNN 1709, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber (MHNN Neuchatel collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber (MHNN Neuchatel collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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