Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae
E t y m o l o g y. After the character in the books of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Full reference: V. A. Blagoderov. 1998. Fungus Gnats (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 32(6):598-604
Belongs to Paradzickia according to S. S. Oliveira and D. D. S. Amorim 2021
See also Blagoderov 1998
Sister taxa: Paradzickia hador, Paradzickia huor, Paradzickia hurin, Paradzickia tuor, Paradzickia turin
Type specimen: PIN 3559/4376, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Bon Tsagaan (PIN collection 3559, outcrop 74/6), which is in an Aptian lacustrine siliciclastic in the Dzun-Bain Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Bon Tsagaan (PIN collection 3559, outcrop 74/6)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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