†Chachotosha perplexus Lukashevich 1996 (phantom midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chaoboridae
Full reference: E. D. Lukashevich. 1996. New chaoborids from the Mesozoic of Mongolia (Diptera: Chaoboridae). Paleontological Journal 30:551-558
Belongs to Chachotosha according to A. Borkent 2014
See also Lukashevich 1996
Sister taxon: Chachotosha probatus
Type specimen: PIN 4307/493, a nymph (pupa). Its type locality is Khotont locality (PIN collection 4307), which is in an Aptian lacustrine horizon in the Hotont Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Khotont locality (PIN collection 4307)
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