†Dungeyella gavini Jarzembowski et al. 2008 (non biting midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
Full reference: E. A. Jarzembowski, D. Azar, and A. Nel. 2008. A new chironomid (Insecta: Diptera) from Wealden amber (Lower Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight (UK). Geologica Acta 6:285-291
Belongs to Dungeyella according to P. J. Ashe et al. 2024
See also Baranov et al. 2018 and Jarzembowski et al. 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IWCMS 1994.99, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Wealden amber, Chilton Chine, Isle of Wight (IWCMS collection), which is in a Barremian terrestrial amber in the United Kingdom.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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