Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae
Full reference: V. A. Blagoderov. 1998. Fungus Gnats (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 32(6):598-604
Belongs to Palaecomoptera according to S. S. Oliveira and D. D. S. Amorim 2021
See also Blagoderov 1998
Sister taxa: Palaecomoptera longimedia, Palaecomoptera lukashevichae, Palaecomoptera shcherbakovi, Palaecomoptera subcosta
Type specimen: PIN 3559/3751, a wing. Its type locality is Bon Tsagaan (PIN collection 3559, outcrop 35), which is in an Aptian lacustrine siliciclastic in the Dzun-Bain Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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