†Metahadroneura major Blagoderov 1998 (fungus gnat)
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Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae
Full reference: V. A. Blagoderov. 1998. Fungus Gnats of the tribes Gnoristini and Leiini (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) from the Early Cretaceous of Transbaikalia. Paleontological Journal 32(1):54-59
Belongs to Metahadroneura according to S. S. Oliveira and D. D. S. Amorim 2021
See also Blagoderov 1998
Sister taxon: Metahadroneura minor
Type specimen: PIN 3064/9780, an exoskeleton (complete insect). Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 3064, bed 31), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large marl/siltstone in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baissa (PIN collection 3064, bed 31)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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