†Astrocorethra Kalugina 1986 (phantom midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chaoboridae
Full reference: N. S. Kalugina. 1986. Flies. Muscida (=Diptera), in Nasekomye v rannemelovykh ekosistemakh zapadnoy Mongolii. The Joint Soviet-Mongolian Palaeontological Expedition 28:112-125
Parent taxon: Chironomapterinae according to N. S. Kalugina 1986
Sister taxa: Baleiomyia, Helokrenia, Hypsocorethra, Mesocorethra, Praechaoborus
Subtaxa: Astrocorethra gurvanica Astrocorethra khukhmortica Astrocorethra mjangadica
Type: Astrocorethra mjangadica
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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