Prospeolepta simplex Blagoderov 1995 (fungus gnat)

Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae

Full reference: V. A. Blagoderov. 1995. Fungus gnats of the tribe Sciophilini (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) from the Early Cretaceous of Transbaikalia. Paleontological Journal 29(1):72-83

Belongs to Prospeolepta according to S. S. Oliveira and D. D. S. Amorim 2021

See also Blagoderov 1995

Sister taxa: Prospeolepta brevicubita, Prospeolepta parallelimedia, Prospeolepta trapezia

Type specimen: PIN 3064/9805, an exoskeleton (insect with partly preserved body). 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)

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