Chachotosha Lukashevich 1996 (phantom midge)

Insecta - Diptera - Chaoboridae

Full reference: E. D. Lukashevich. 1996. New chaoborids from the Mesozoic of Mongolia (Diptera: Chaoboridae). Paleontological Journal 30:551-558

Parent taxon: Chaoboridae according to E. D. Lukashevich 1996

Sister taxa: Chaoborinae, Chaoborites, Chaoburmus, Chironomaptera, Chironomapterinae, Corethra exita, Dixamima, Eucorethrinae, Gedanoborus, Jordanobotomus, Libanoborus, Mesochaoborus, Palaeomochlonyx, Rhaetomyia, Taimyborus, Triassomyia

Subtaxa: Chachotosha perplexus Chachotosha probatus

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Type: Chachotosha probatus

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Khotont locality (PIN collection 4307) (Cretaceous of Mongolia)

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