†Ptychoptera mesozoica Kalugina 1989 (phantom crane fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Ptychopteridae
Full reference: N. S. Kalugina. 1989. New Mesozoic psychodomorph dipteran insects from Siberia (Diptera: Eoptychopteridae, Ptychopteridae). Paleontological Journal 23:62-73
Belongs to Ptychoptera according to N. S. Kalugina 1989
Sister taxa: Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera), Ptychoptera deleta, Ptychoptera miocenica
Type specimen: PIN 1989/3119, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 1989), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large siltstone/marl in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baissa (PIN collection 1989)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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