Trichosia (Palaeotrichosia) kedingi Röschmann and Mohrig 1995 (dark-winged fungus gnat)

Insecta - Diptera - Sciaridae

Full reference: F. Röschmann and W. Mohrig. 1995. Beiträge zur Kenntnis fossiler Trauermücken aus Sächsischem Bernstein. Teil II. Drei neue Sciariden aus Tertiär-Harzen des Bitterfelder Braunkohlereviers (Insecta, Diptera, Sciaridae). Paläontologische Zeitschrift 69:153-166

Belongs to Trichosia (Palaeotrichosia) according to F. Röschmann and W. Mohrig 1995

Sister taxa: Trichosia (Palaeotrichosia) diabolica, Trichosia (Palaeotrichosia) errans, Trichosia (Palaeotrichosia) preciosa, Trichosia (Palaeotrichosia) voelsgeni

Type specimen: KED 2/1, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Bitterfeld amber (Keding collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Germany.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Bitterfeld amber (Keding collection)

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