†Alitendipes melainus Hong 1981 (non biting midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
Alternative combinations: Eocenitendipes melainus, Microtendipes melainus
Full reference: Y. C. Hong. 1981. Eocene Fossil Diptera Insecta in Amber of Fushun Coalfield 1-166
Belongs to Alitendipes according to P. J. Ashe et al. 2024
See also Evenhuis 1994, Hong 1981, Hong 2002 and Hong 2002
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: GMB IV10033, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Xilutian coal mine, Fushun amber (late 1970s collection), which is in a Ypresian terrestrial amber in China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Xilutian coal mine, Fushun amber (late 1970s collection)
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