Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae

Full reference: D. Azar, I. Veltz, and A. Nel. 2008. Mandibulate chironomids: primitive or derived? (Diptera: Chironomidae). Systematic Entomology 33:688-699

Parent taxon: Chironomidae according to P. J. Ashe et al. 2024

See also Azar et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Aenneinae, Aphroteniinae, Buchonomyiinae, Calopsectra, Chironominae, Chironomopsis, Coelochironoma, Corynocera, Cretodiamesinae, Cricotopiella, Diamesinae, Dicrotendipes, Eurycnemus, Huabeitendipes, Jentzschiella, Jurochlus, Langtonius, Liauningius, Libanochlites, Manlayamyia, Mogsonomus, Nomochirus, Orthocladiinae, Orusa, Pelopia, Podonominae, Polypedilum, Prodiamesinae, Sendelia, Sergentia, Sinoryctochlus, Stictochironomus, Tanypodinae, Tinactum, Ulaiinae, Ulaimailia, Ulaimailonia, Ulaimailoniella, Viduata, Protobibio, Pelopiina, Tendipopsis

Subtaxa: Haematotanypus libanicus

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Type: Haematotanypus libanicus

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Lebanese amber, Jezzine (MNHN collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)

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