Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
Invalid subtaxa: Eocenitendipes Evenhuis 1994 [objective synonym], Microtendipes Hong 1981 [replaced name]
Full reference: Y. C. Hong. 2002. Amber Insects of China 1-653
Parent taxon: Chironomidae according to P. J. Ashe et al. 2024
See also Evenhuis 1994, Hong 2002 and Hong 2002
Sister taxa: Aenneinae, Amberaspinus, Aphroteniinae, Asiatendipes, Asuba, Beifangitendipes, Bibionites, Buchonomyiinae, Bythomyia, Calopsectra, Chironominae, Chironomopsis, Clavicornius, Coelochironoma, Corynocera, Cretodiamesinae, Cricotopiella, Diamesinae, Dicrotendipes, Eurycnemus, Haematotanypus, Huabeitendipes, Jentzschiella, Jurochlus, Langtonius, Liauningius, Libanochlites, Manlayamyia, Mogsonomus, Nomochirus, Orthocladiinae, Orusa, Pelopia, Podonominae, Polypedilum, Sendelia, Sergentia, Sinoryctochlus, Stictochironomus, Tanypodinae, Tinactum, Ulaiinae, Ulaimailia, Ulaimailonia, Ulaimailoniella, Viduata, Pelopiina, Tendipopsis, Protobibio
Subtaxa: Alitendipes melainus
Type: Microtendipes melainus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Xilutian coal mine, Fushun amber (late 1970s collection) (Eocene of China)
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