†Mesocorethra levis Kalugina 1993 (phantom midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chaoboridae
Full reference: N. S. Kalugina. 1993. Khaoboridy i Komary-zvontsy iz Mezozoya vostochnogo Zabaykal'ya (Diptera: Chaoboridae, Chironomidae). Mezozoyskie Nasekomye i Ostrakody Azii 117-139
Belongs to Mesocorethra according to A. Borkent 2014
See also Kalugina 1993
Sister taxon: Mesocorethra cincta
Type specimen: PIN 3795/475, a nymph (pupa). Its type locality is Shev'ya site (PIN collection 3795), which is in a Tithonian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Ukurei Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the Russian Federation (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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